Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 63 · 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: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Raised
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Designed
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
11. 11.📑 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
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Designed
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
20. 20.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
21. 21.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
23. 23.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) random order
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
28. 28.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Taught
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Did some things
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Created
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Taught
40. 40.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids

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