Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 641 · 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) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
3. 3.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
4. 4.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
5. 5.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
7. 7.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Created
16. 16.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Raised
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Just attended
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Raised
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Was part of
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Managed
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) skills
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Led
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Did some things
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Organised
34. 34.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Did some things
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Organised

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