Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 218 · 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) Improved (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Was there for
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Did some things
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Was part of
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Led
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Created
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled
15. 15.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Organised
19. 19.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Led
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Taught
22. 22.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Organised
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Built (d) Was there for
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
39. 39.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) skills
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements

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