Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 198 · 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: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Managed
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Tried to do
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Was part of
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
10. 10.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Managed
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Improved
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Created
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
19. 19.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) education
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Just attended
21. 21.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) random order
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Created
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Led
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Taught
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
28. 28.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
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 is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Organised
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
33. 33.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Did some things
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Did some things
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
39. 39.📑 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
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things

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