Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 344 · 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 section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Was there for
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Raised
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Created (d) Did some things
14. 14.📑 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
15. 15.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.📑 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
22. 22.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
23. 23.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Designed
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Improved
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Led
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Was part of
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Just attended
35. 35.🔢 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
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Taught
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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