Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 84 · 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) Built (b) Created (c) Just attended (d) Taught
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Managed
5. 5.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Improved
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Designed
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
15. 15.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Created
24. 24.📑 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
25. 25.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) random order (d) oldest first
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Created
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Collected
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Built (d) Was involved in
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Taught
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Led
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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