Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 802 · 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) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Did some things
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Was involved in
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
9. 9.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
11. 11.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
13. 13.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) random order (d) oldest first
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
16. 16.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Did some things
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Just attended
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
22. 22.📑 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
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Did some things
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Managed
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Organised
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Taught
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
31. 31.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Organised
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Created (d) Tried to do
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Did some things
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective

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