Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 299 · 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) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Organised
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
4. 4.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Taught
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Managed
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Collected (d) Improved
14. 14.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 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
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Created (d) Was part of
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
23. 23.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
27. 27.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) skills
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Built
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
33. 33.📝 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
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Collected
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 education? (a) achievements (b) education
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Led

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