Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 115 · 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.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) skills (d) name and contact details
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Designed
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Managed
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Designed
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Created
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
27. 27.📑 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
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Raised
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
33. 33.🔢 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
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
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 line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
37. 37.📑 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
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective

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