Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 177 · 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 line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Taught (d) Created
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Designed
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
7. 7.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📝 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
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Led
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Just attended
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Improved
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Led
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
26. 26.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
27. 27.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Did some things
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Raised
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
34. 34.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Was part of
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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