Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 486 · 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) Organised (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Was part of
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📝 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Raised
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Designed
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Was there for
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
19. 19.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Organised
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
29. 29.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Collected
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Did some things
34. 34.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Just attended
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Was part of
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Created
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Created

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