Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 693 · 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 projects? (a) education (b) projects
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Created
5. 5.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Organised
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Collected
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
13. 13.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Was at the fair
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Led
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
18. 18.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Organised
22. 22.📑 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
23. 23.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Raised
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Raised
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Raised
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Built
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
35. 35.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Improved
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests

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