Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 298 · 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) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Designed
8. 8.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Was there for
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Built
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Just attended
23. 23.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
26. 26.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
33. 33.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Built
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Collected
39. 39.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education

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