Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 424 · 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.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Built
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
9. 9.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Led
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Raised
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
18. 18.📑 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
19. 19.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Collected
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Organised
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Collected
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Built
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
38. 38.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Managed
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills

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