Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 738 · 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) Collected (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Improved
2. 2.📝 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
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
8. 8.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
13. 13.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Led
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Was part of
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Raised (d) Led
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 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
27. 27.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education

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