Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 818 · 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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
2. 2.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Organised
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Created
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Collected
11. 11.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Was part of
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Was part of
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
26. 26.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Did some things
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
33. 33.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Taught
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
36. 36.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some teaching
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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Built
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
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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