Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 1 · 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 strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Improved
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
9. 9.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Built (d) Organised
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Created
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Managed
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Was there for
23. 23.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Raised
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Tried to do
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Organised
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in

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