Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 520 · 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 education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
5. 5.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Was part of
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Improved
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Managed
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Improved
23. 23.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Was there for
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Managed
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Designed
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Organised
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Organised
37. 37.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) latest first
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Designed
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests

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