Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 403 · 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: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) random order
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Just attended
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Improved
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Was there for
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Managed
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Was involved in
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Just attended
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
32. 32.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Designed (c) Improved (d) Led
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Did some things
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📑 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Organised

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