Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 620 · 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) Improved (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Built
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Raised
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Managed
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Was there for
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Improved
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
17. 17.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Designed
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Designed
27. 27.📝 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
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Just attended
38. 38.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests

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