Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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