Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 774 · 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) Taught (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Raised
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
8. 8.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Designed
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
18. 18.📑 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
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
20. 20.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Built
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Led
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Just attended
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Collected
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Organised
39. 39.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Organised

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