Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 293 · 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) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Did some things
2. 2.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Designed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
9. 9.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Raised
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Just attended
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Designed
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught

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