Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 297 · 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) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Created
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Improved
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Built
13. 13.📑 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
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Designed
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) achievements
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Was part of it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
24. 24.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Was part of
26. 26.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Taught (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
37. 37.📑 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
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education

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