Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 979 · 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: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
2. 2.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Built
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Improved
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 book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Just attended
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Was there for
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Managed
19. 19.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Led
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Taught
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Built
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Managed
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
31. 31.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Was in the coding club (d) Did some coding
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Did some things
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Managed
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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