Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 389 · 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.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Organised
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Built
5. 5.📑 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
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
9. 9.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Improved
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
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 section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Organised
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Designed
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Created
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
28. 28.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Collected
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Taught
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Just attended
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
40. 40.📑 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

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