Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 72 · 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.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
3. 3.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Was at the fair
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Did some things
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Was part of
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Was part of
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Was part of
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Led
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Was there for
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Managed
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Created
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Created
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Organised
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Just attended

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