Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 385 · 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.🔢 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
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Led
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Was there for
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Just attended
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
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 is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Was part of
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Just attended
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Built
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Created
31. 31.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
34. 34.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Designed
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Improved

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