Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 58 · 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: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Raised
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Collected
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) random order
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Raised
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Raised
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
15. 15.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Just attended
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Was there for
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Improved
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Raised
26. 26.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
28. 28.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Led
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
40. 40.📑 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

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