Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 73 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Raised
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Designed
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
5. 5.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
6. 6.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Was there for
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Created
9. 9.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Was involved in
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
18. 18.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Collected
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Led (d) Designed
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Raised
36. 36.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Just attended
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Organised

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