Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 227 · 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: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Collected
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Designed
9. 9.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) random order
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Was there for
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
22. 22.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
23. 23.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
25. 25.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Just attended
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Organised
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Improved (d) Just attended
32. 32.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
33. 33.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Created (d) Led
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Was there for
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Improved
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Created

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