Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 683 · 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.📑 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
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Was there for
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Created
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Collected
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Just attended
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Designed
12. 12.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Built
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) a short objective
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Built (d) Raised
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Collected
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Managed
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Created
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Created
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Collected
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Was there for
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
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: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects

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