Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 722 · 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) Designed (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Was part of
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Designed
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Collected
7. 7.🔢 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
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
9. 9.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) education (d) name and contact details
10. 10.📑 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
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
12. 12.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Led
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Collected
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Created
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
26. 26.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Did collection stuff
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Just attended
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Led
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Designed
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
34. 34.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Led
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Was part of
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Created
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Did some things

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