Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 96 · 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: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Improved
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Improved
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Taught
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) skills
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Was part of
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
15. 15.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) random order
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Managed
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Taught
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for

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