Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 903 · 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) Led (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Managed
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
5. 5.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Just attended
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
18. 18.📝 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
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Designed
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
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.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Managed
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Organised
28. 28.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Was part of
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Organised
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Built
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills

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