Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 252 · 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 strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
3. 3.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.🔢 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Managed
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Improved
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Improved (d) Organised
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Managed
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Designed
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Improved
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Taught
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Improved
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.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Created
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Did some things
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements

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