Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 112 · 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: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
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) Managed (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Organised
5. 5.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Led
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Just attended
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Designed
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Taught
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
18. 18.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
19. 19.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Did some things
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or name and contact details? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
26. 26.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Designed
28. 28.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Was part of
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Designed
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Built
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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