Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 728 · 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) Organised (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Built
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
3. 3.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 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
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Did some things
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Improved (d) Managed
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Organised
16. 16.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
19. 19.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) education
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Was there for
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Just attended
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Taught
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective

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