Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 701 · 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: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Designed
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Just attended
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Was part of
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Did some things
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Raised
14. 14.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) latest first
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Just attended
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Raised (c) Tried to do (d) Created
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Organised
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) skills
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Created
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Raised
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Was part of
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
40. 40.📑 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

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