Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 579 · 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) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Managed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or name and contact details? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
27. 27.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Built
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Improved
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Created
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Designed

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