Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 519 · 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: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
3. 3.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Designed
5. 5.📑 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Improved
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Created
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Created
19. 19.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Led
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Raised
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Built
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Taught
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
32. 32.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
36. 36.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Led
39. 39.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Was part of

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