Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 175 · 40 questions

Tip (Verb + what + number): Usual order: name and contact details → a short objective → education → skills, projects, achievements → hobbies and interests. Strong action verbs: Led, Organised, Built, Designed, Taught, Raised, Created, Managed, Improved, Collected. Weak: “Was part of”, “Helped with stuff”, “Was involved in”. Add a number for the result: 6 students taught, ₹8,000 raised, 300 books collected. In education, list the latest first.

1. 1.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Raised
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Improved
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Just attended
4. 4.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Improved
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Was part of
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) latest first
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Taught
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Taught
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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