Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 770 · 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) Built (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Was part of
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) education
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Was there for
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Created
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Did some things
16. 16.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
17. 17.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Was involved in
29. 29.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Managed
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Did some things
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests

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