Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 553 · 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 weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Led
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
8. 8.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Was there for
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Did some things
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Did some things
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Just attended
23. 23.📑 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
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
31. 31.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) education (d) a short objective
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Improved
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Created (d) Was involved in
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
40. 40.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people

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