Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 257 · 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) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Organised
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 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
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Collected
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Created
8. 8.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Was part of
14. 14.📑 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
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Was part of
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Led
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Created
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Was part of
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Managed
39. 39.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Designed

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