Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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