Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 408 · 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 line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Did some things
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Led
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Created
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Just attended
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Organised
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
26. 26.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Designed
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Designed
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Managed
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Improved
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Just attended
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Raised

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