Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 645 · 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) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Did some things
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
6. 6.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
7. 7.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Built (d) Was involved in
9. 9.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Improved (d) Led
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Raised
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Was there for
20. 20.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Organised
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Created (d) Organised
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
30. 30.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
31. 31.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Organised
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education

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