Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 376 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Tried to do
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Collected
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Led
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
12. 12.📝 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Created
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Led
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
18. 18.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Built
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
25. 25.📝 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
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
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 is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Raised
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Managed
33. 33.📝 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
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Just attended
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Was there for
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects

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