Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 125 · 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) Improved (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Was involved in
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Did some things
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Was part of
8. 8.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Organised
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Did some things
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Created
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) achievements
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Created
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Raised
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Was part of
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Improved
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Was there for
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Managed
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Raised
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Designed

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