Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 555 · 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: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Was part of
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Designed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Just attended
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Improved
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Was involved in
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Raised
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Was there for
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
22. 22.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Led
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
32. 32.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Created
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
37. 37.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
40. 40.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests

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