Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 199 · 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: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Led
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Raised
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
12. 12.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Did some things
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
20. 20.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Was there for
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Just attended
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Led (d) Did some things
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Led
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Taught
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Led
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Improved (d) Collected
36. 36.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Created
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended

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