Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 790 · 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) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Was part of
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Created
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.🔢 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
11. 11.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Raised
17. 17.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Managed
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Designed
31. 31.📑 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
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
33. 33.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
39. 39.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education

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