Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 782 · 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) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Designed
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Just attended
5. 5.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Did some things
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Improved
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Organised
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
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: a short objective or name and contact details? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Collected
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Did some things
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Taught (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Created
33. 33.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
36. 36.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
37. 37.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests

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