Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 312 · 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) Designed (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Was there for
2. 2.📑 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
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Taught
5. 5.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Organised (d) Managed
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Built
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Built
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.📑 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: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Was there for
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Taught (d) Improved
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Organised

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