Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 968 · 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: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
2. 2.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
3. 3.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Led
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
14. 14.📑 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Designed
16. 16.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Was part of
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (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 weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Did some things
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Was part of
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Did some things
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Was part of
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Improved
32. 32.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
39. 39.📑 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
40. 40.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit

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