Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 756 · 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.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Designed
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Designed
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Organised
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Did some things
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Was part of
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Taught
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Taught
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Was part of
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
28. 28.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Collected
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
34. 34.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
35. 35.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
36. 36.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Managed
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Taught

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