Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 963 · 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.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) education
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
6. 6.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Did collection stuff
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Raised
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Was part of
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Designed
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Raised
18. 18.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📑 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
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Did some things
26. 26.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) skills
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Was part of
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Built
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Just attended
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Taught (d) Built
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Led
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests

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