Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 559 · 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: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Was there for
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) achievements
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Organised
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Led
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
15. 15.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Designed
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Organised
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.📑 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Built
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Collected
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Raised
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Improved
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Managed

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