Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 440 · 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) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Did some things
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Was involved in
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Created (d) Tried to do
12. 12.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Did some things
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Led
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) latest first
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Led (d) Designed
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Designed
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (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) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
29. 29.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Did some things
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Created
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
34. 34.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Was part of it
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or name and contact details? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Improved (d) Was there for
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Managed

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