Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 354 · 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: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Led
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Created
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Improved
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Built
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
15. 15.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) random order
16. 16.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Designed
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
20. 20.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Built (d) Collected
23. 23.📝 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
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Built
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Collected
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
31. 31.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Led
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details

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