Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 642 · 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) Managed (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Taught
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
6. 6.📑 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
13. 13.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
18. 18.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Managed
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Improved
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
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: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Led
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Built
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Created (d) Was part of
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things

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