Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 879 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Managed
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Improved
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Led
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
15. 15.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Collected
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Improved
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Taught
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Led
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Organised
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📑 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
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Built
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Collected
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests

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