Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 369 · 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 a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Led
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
8. 8.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Tried to do
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Designed
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Taught
15. 15.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
16. 16.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) latest first
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Improved
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Built
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Built
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Managed
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Collected
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Created (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Led (d) Managed
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Improved
33. 33.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
36. 36.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Managed

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