Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 640 · 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: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Designed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Created
6. 6.📝 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
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Just attended
8. 8.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Organised
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Organised
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
15. 15.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) oldest first
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Taught
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Did some things
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Just attended
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Built
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
36. 36.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Was part of it
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Built
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Created (d) Designed

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