Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 767 · 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 strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Organised
7. 7.📑 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
8. 8.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📝 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
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Raised
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Managed
18. 18.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
21. 21.📝 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
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Created (d) Taught
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
28. 28.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Was part of
31. 31.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.📑 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
34. 34.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Was part of
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Organised
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Collected

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