Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 650 · 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) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Improved
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) random order (d) oldest first
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Just attended
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Tried to do
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Was there for
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Led
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Just attended
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Managed
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
21. 21.📑 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
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
23. 23.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Taught
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Designed
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Taught
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Improved
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Designed
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Created (c) Built (d) Designed
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details

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