Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 668 · 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 a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Raised
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Was there for
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
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.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Taught
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
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 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
20. 20.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Just attended
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Led
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Was involved in
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Built
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Just attended
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
38. 38.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
39. 39.📑 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
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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