Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 434 · 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 a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Organised
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Managed
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Taught
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Designed (c) Raised (d) Was there for
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Organised
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Improved
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Did some things
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
26. 26.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
27. 27.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) random order
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
31. 31.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Created
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Did some things
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Taught (d) Was involved in

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