Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 210 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Was part of
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Was there for
9. 9.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Designed
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Did some things
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Did some things
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Just attended
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
26. 26.📑 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
27. 27.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Just attended
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Led (d) Was involved in
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Organised
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
35. 35.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
37. 37.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
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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