Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 799 · 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 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
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
7. 7.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Collected
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
14. 14.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Improved (d) Taught
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Was part of
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Raised
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Was there for
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Taught
27. 27.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
28. 28.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) achievements
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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