Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 994 · 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: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Designed
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📑 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
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Raised
9. 9.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
13. 13.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
14. 14.📑 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
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Improved
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Created
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
27. 27.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
34. 34.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
36. 36.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Created (d) Designed
39. 39.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) skills
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Just attended

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