Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 926 · 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) Was part of (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) skills
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Was part of
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Led
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
18. 18.📑 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Just attended
23. 23.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Designed
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Managed
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Improved
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Raised
38. 38.📝 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
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Was part of
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Built

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