Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 282 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Led
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) education
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Managed
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Organised
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
23. 23.📝 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
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Was part of
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) random order
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
33. 33.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Created
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Raised
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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