Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 206 · 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: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Built
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Was part of
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Led
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Taught
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
13. 13.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Collected
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Raised
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
24. 24.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Built
29. 29.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or name and contact details? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Taught (d) Improved
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Organised
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Designed
40. 40.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people

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