Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 391 · 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) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Created
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Did some things
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Taught
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Was there for
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Organised
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
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.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Taught
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📝 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Designed
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Organised
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Created
40. 40.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids

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