Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 268 · 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) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Just attended
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Created
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Improved (d) Was part of
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Created (d) Improved
17. 17.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) latest first
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Designed
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Managed
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Organised
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Taught
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Led
31. 31.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
32. 32.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Improved
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Was there for

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