Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 524 · 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.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) random order
2. 2.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Was at the fair
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Was there for
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Tried to do
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
9. 9.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Tried to do
20. 20.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Designed
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Taught
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Built
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Collected
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
36. 36.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
40. 40.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they fill space

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