Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 395 · 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: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Was at the fair
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Just attended
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Raised
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
15. 15.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Created
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
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: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Was part of
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
29. 29.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
30. 30.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Designed
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Led (d) Collected
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Designed
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects

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