Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 132 · 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 weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Just attended
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) skills
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Led
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
18. 18.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Just attended
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Was there for
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Did some things
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📑 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
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Taught
34. 34.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) random order
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education

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