Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 515 · 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: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Was part of
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📝 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
7. 7.📑 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Created
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Designed
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Organised
14. 14.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
16. 16.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
17. 17.📝 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
18. 18.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Created
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Organised
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Was there for
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective

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