Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 603 · 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 strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Collected
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Was there for
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Created
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Built
9. 9.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
11. 11.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Just attended
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Just attended
19. 19.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Collected
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
26. 26.📑 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
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Built
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Did some things
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Taught
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📑 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
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Did some things

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