Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 291 · 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 weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Led
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Was there for
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
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 line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Was there for
12. 12.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Built
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Created
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
26. 26.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
27. 27.📑 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
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Led
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Designed
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Taught
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
38. 38.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
39. 39.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests

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