Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 659 · 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 section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
3. 3.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Improved
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Was part of
10. 10.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Led
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Collected
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Taught
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Built
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Was involved in
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Managed
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Improved
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Taught
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Created (d) Raised

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