Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 871 · 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) Raised (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Designed
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
5. 5.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) latest first
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Managed
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Designed
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
17. 17.📑 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
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Created
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
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 is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
27. 27.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Taught
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Designed
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Was involved in
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Organised
37. 37.📑 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Tried to do
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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