Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 243 · 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) Created (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Was part of
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
3. 3.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Managed
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Designed
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
14. 14.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Built
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
24. 24.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Taught
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Raised
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Led
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
37. 37.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects

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