Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 880 · 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) Designed (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Created
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Organised
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Did some things
5. 5.📝 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
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Taught
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or name and contact details? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Designed
20. 20.📝 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
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Just attended
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Improved
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Raised
36. 36.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) education (d) a short objective
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Improved
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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