Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 545 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
5. 5.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
8. 8.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
10. 10.📑 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
11. 11.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) skills (d) name and contact details
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Organised
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Created
16. 16.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) latest first
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Created
18. 18.📝 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
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Created
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: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Was there for
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Was part of
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Was part of
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
36. 36.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Organised
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Led
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Taught

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