Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 184 · 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: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Created
5. 5.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Was there for
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Did some things
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Was there for
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📝 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Built (d) Was part of
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Was part of
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 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
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Designed
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Did some things
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Collected
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
32. 32.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
33. 33.📝 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
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Managed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled

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