Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 239 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
3. 3.📑 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
4. 4.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Just attended
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
11. 11.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) random order
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Organised
14. 14.📑 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
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Organised
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
23. 23.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Created (d) Managed
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Led (d) Was part of
29. 29.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Raised
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff

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