Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 133 · 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) Led (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Managed
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Built
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Taught
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Was part of
10. 10.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) random order
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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 is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Just attended
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Led
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Taught
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
33. 33.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
34. 34.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Managed
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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