Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 464 · 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) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Designed
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Was there for
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) skills (d) name and contact details
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Just attended
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
9. 9.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
10. 10.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Taught
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Collected
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Did some things
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Just attended
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details

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