Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 102 · 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: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Designed
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Improved
10. 10.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Built
12. 12.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Led (d) Tried to do
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Created (d) Was involved in
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Improved
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Was part of
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Designed
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Was part of
37. 37.📑 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
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education

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