Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 925 · 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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
3. 3.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Built
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Led
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📑 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
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Did some things
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
18. 18.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Tried to do
20. 20.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Collected
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Was there for
30. 30.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Organised
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Organised
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Was part of
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Taught (d) Built
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
40. 40.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first

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