Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 703 · 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: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Was part of
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
10. 10.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Just attended (d) Organised
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
17. 17.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
18. 18.📑 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
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Led
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
22. 22.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Tried to do
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
32. 32.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
33. 33.📑 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
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Collected
36. 36.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Designed

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