Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 429 · 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: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Created
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Designed
12. 12.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Built
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Was there for
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
22. 22.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
28. 28.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Tried to do
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Led
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Was part of
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Created
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Did some things
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Was there for
40. 40.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty

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