Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 457 · 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) Collected (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Did some things
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
5. 5.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Taught
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Tried to do
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
15. 15.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Managed
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
24. 24.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Organised
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
31. 31.📑 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Led
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Led
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Was part of
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests

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