Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 244 · 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.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Built
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Managed
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Was part of
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
10. 10.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Was part of
14. 14.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
19. 19.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Created
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
26. 26.📑 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
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Built
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Organised
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Was part of
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
38. 38.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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