Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 183 · 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.📑 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
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Taught
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Was part of
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Raised
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Organised
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Raised
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
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 is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Designed
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Was part of
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Taught
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Improved
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
36. 36.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) random order

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