Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 969 · 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: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.🔢 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
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) random order
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Designed
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Built
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Collected
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Did some things
17. 17.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Created
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Led
24. 24.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
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 section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Improved
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Just attended
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Taught (d) Did some things
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Was involved in

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