Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 375 · 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) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Designed
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Designed
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.📑 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
16. 16.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
18. 18.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Just attended
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Designed
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Managed
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Collected
30. 30.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Raised
40. 40.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) latest first

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