Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 633 · 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) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Raised
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
5. 5.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
6. 6.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Designed
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Designed
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Just attended
13. 13.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Did some things
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Managed
25. 25.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
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: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Tried to do
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Raised
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Built
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests

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