Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 86 · 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.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Improved
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Collected
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Created
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Managed
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Was there for
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Collected
24. 24.📑 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
25. 25.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
26. 26.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
27. 27.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Created
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Raised
34. 34.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Raised
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Was there for
39. 39.📑 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Collected

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