Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 465 · 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: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Raised (d) Built
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
6. 6.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Created
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
11. 11.📑 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
12. 12.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Organised
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Was there for
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Designed
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Organised
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Collected

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