Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 867 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Improved
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Designed
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
9. 9.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Did some things
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
15. 15.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Did collection stuff
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Was there for
23. 23.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Collected
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Collected
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Was there for
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
40. 40.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective

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