Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 705 · 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 hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
5. 5.📝 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Led
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Built
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.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
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled
23. 23.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
24. 24.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
25. 25.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) random order
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📝 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
33. 33.📑 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
34. 34.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Just attended
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Taught
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
40. 40.📑 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

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