Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 62 · 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 line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Did some things
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.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Was part of
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
14. 14.📑 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
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Designed
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Was part of
19. 19.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Was part of it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
29. 29.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
37. 37.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Built
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
40. 40.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements

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