Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 656 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
3. 3.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
4. 4.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) skills
6. 6.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Just attended
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: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
14. 14.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Organised
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Improved
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Was involved in
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Taught (d) Just attended
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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 is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Raised
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Improved
40. 40.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff

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