Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 961 · 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 skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Did some things
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (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.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
13. 13.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Just attended
15. 15.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Just attended
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Led
19. 19.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Collected
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Led
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
23. 23.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Raised
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Taught (d) Raised
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Created
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) education (d) name and contact details
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Managed
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Created
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Did some things
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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