Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 786 · 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) Improved (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Created
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Managed
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
13. 13.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
16. 16.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Did some things
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Did some things
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Was there for
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Led
26. 26.📑 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
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Collected
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details

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