Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 411 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Raised
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
11. 11.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
15. 15.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Taught
20. 20.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
24. 24.📑 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
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Designed
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Led
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Taught

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