Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 334 · 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: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
5. 5.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Taught
9. 9.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Collected
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.🔢 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
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
18. 18.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Just attended
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Just attended
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Built
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Taught
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Raised
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Designed
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Just attended
40. 40.📑 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

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