Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 104 · 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 education? (a) a short objective (b) education
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Designed
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
7. 7.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
11. 11.🔢 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Just attended
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
20. 20.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Raised
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Raised
26. 26.📑 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Led
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Taught
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Built
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details

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