Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 127 · 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) Created (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Managed
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
3. 3.📝 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Organised
5. 5.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Led
12. 12.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
19. 19.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Led
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Led
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
35. 35.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Created
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Was part of
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Kind of handled

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