Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 489 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Tried to do
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
8. 8.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Taught
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Just attended
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Led (d) Tried to do
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Designed
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Improved
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Designed
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Created
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Raised
27. 27.📑 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
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Led
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Just attended
40. 40.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff

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