Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 526 · 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 hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Built (d) Tried to do
5. 5.📑 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Was there for
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Improved
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Led
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Built
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
20. 20.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
23. 23.📝 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
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Created
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Improved
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Built (d) Was part of
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
31. 31.📑 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
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Raised
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
40. 40.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty

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