Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 174 · 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: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Just attended
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Improved
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Was part of
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
8. 8.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
12. 12.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) latest first
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Led
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Created (d) Collected
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
18. 18.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Just attended
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) education
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Led
33. 33.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Raised
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Was part of
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
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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