Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 380 · 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: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Managed
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Did some things
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 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
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 strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Just attended
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Created
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Was part of
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Raised
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Raised
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Tried to do
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Organised
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Improved
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
26. 26.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Created
29. 29.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Collected
34. 34.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Created (d) Taught
38. 38.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Collected
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details

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