Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 552 · 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: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
5. 5.📑 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
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Created
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
10. 10.📑 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
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Built
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Led
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Raised
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Collected
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
26. 26.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
27. 27.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
28. 28.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Taught
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Built
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
33. 33.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Collected
36. 36.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Raised

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