Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 825 · 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) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Designed
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Was there for
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Managed
10. 10.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Did some things
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Just attended
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
26. 26.📝 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
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
30. 30.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Was part of
32. 32.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) random order
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
36. 36.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) skills (d) name and contact details
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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