Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 390 · 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 a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
8. 8.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Built
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Improved (d) Was part of
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Built
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
19. 19.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Created
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📑 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
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Taught
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
33. 33.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Just attended
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Designed
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising

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