Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 351 · 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) Led (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Raised
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Created
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Designed
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Created
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
10. 10.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Built
12. 12.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Raised
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Collected
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Collected
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
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.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective

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