Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 751 · 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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Was involved in
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Created (d) Organised
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Led
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Taught
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (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) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Built
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
19. 19.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Tried to do
21. 21.📑 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
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) skills
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
32. 32.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) random order
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Just attended
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Was there for

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