Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 761 · 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 section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Managed
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Managed
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
7. 7.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Taught
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) latest first
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Just attended
24. 24.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Taught
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Designed
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Led
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Created
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Was part of
33. 33.📑 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
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Taught (d) Did some things
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in

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