Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 601 · 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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Led
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
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.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Improved
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Managed
15. 15.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
16. 16.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Did collection stuff
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) oldest first
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Managed
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Taught
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Created
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in

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