Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 783 · 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) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Built
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Built
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Organised
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Collected
19. 19.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Built
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
27. 27.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) education (d) name and contact details
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Created
39. 39.📑 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
40. 40.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests

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