Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 420 · 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: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Designed
5. 5.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Led
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Led
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Created
9. 9.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) random order
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Did some things
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Designed
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Created
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Raised
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
32. 32.📝 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
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Was involved in
36. 36.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
37. 37.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Organised

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