Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 588 · 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.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Created
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Built
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
14. 14.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Managed
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
18. 18.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Raised
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
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 strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
29. 29.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Built
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Built
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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