Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 327 · 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) Created (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Taught
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
4. 4.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) random order
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Did some things
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Built
11. 11.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
12. 12.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Was involved in
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Collected
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Collected
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Organised
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Built
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Tried to do
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Collected
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
39. 39.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Built

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