Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 484 · 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) Led (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Collected
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Managed
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Was there for
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Created
11. 11.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Led
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Was there for
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Collected
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Was there for
22. 22.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Led
26. 26.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
32. 32.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (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) Just attended (d) Created
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
39. 39.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests

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