Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 889 · 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: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
2. 2.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Just attended
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
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 weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
13. 13.📑 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
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Designed
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Organised
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Raised
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Taught
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Built
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
37. 37.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
38. 38.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Led

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