Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 202 · 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 strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Just attended
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Built (d) Was part of
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📑 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
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Collected
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or name and contact details? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Built
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Organised
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
39. 39.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Built

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