Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 878 · 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) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Raised
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) education (d) a short objective
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Created
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Built
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📑 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
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
18. 18.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
30. 30.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
31. 31.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Just attended
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
37. 37.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Was part of
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements

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