Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 463 · 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 weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
2. 2.📑 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
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
10. 10.📑 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
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Organised
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Built
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
22. 22.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
27. 27.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Led
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
31. 31.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Did some things
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Led
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) education (d) name and contact details
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests

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