Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 342 · 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: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Was part of
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Raised (d) Just attended
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Was part of
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Did some things
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Led
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Led
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Led
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Was part of
24. 24.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Collected
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Tried to do
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📝 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
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Built
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Was there for
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in

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