Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 746 · 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) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Was part of
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Was part of
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.🔢 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Was there for
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Did some things
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Improved
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Raised
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) random order
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Organised
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (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 weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Created (d) Taught
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Did some things
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Taught
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive

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