Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 94 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
5. 5.📑 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
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Just attended
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Was there for
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Taught
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Built (d) Did some things
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
23. 23.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
24. 24.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📝 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
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Raised
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Taught
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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