Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 428 · 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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Organised
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Was involved in
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Collected
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Collected
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Managed
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Organised
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Was involved in
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) education (d) name and contact details
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Tried to do

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