Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 539 · 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: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Created
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Created
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Built
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Raised (d) Managed
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Was part of
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Led
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Improved
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Designed
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Led
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Created
34. 34.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Was there for
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
39. 39.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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