Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 176 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Managed
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Improved
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Led
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Managed
19. 19.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
21. 21.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
22. 22.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Built
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Collected
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
35. 35.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Organised
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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