Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 716 · 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 a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.📑 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
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Improved
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Managed
19. 19.🔢 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
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Created
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Just attended
31. 31.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Just attended
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
34. 34.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Improved
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Was part of
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective

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