Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 103 · 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: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
10. 10.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Led
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Created
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Managed
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Led
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Did some things
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
23. 23.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
24. 24.📝 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
26. 26.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Led
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
35. 35.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Taught
38. 38.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📑 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

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