Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 663 · 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) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Built
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Taught
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Created (c) Led (d) Built
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
7. 7.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Created (d) Tried to do
13. 13.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Managed
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Led
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Created (d) Managed
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Taught (d) Did some things
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
27. 27.📑 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
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Designed
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Designed
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details

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