Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 212 · 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: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Taught
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Designed
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Led
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Designed
13. 13.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
19. 19.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Just attended
22. 22.📝 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
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
29. 29.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) skills
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Led
33. 33.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Organised
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Organised
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Improved
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Led

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