Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 712 · 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: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📝 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
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Did some things
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Was part of
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Designed
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) skills
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) random order (d) oldest first
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Did some things
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Led
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Collected
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Was part of
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education

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