Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 578 · 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) Collected (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) skills
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Created
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Did some things
14. 14.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Built
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
20. 20.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Built
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Led
24. 24.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Did some things
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Was there for
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Designed
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects

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