Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 453 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Taught
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Built
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Collected
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Led
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Did some things
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
35. 35.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
37. 37.📑 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Led
39. 39.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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