Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 607 · 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) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Built
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Led
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Managed
11. 11.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Designed (d) Was part of
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Created
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Tried to do
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
29. 29.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Led
33. 33.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
35. 35.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
36. 36.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Taught
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Organised (d) Did some things

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