Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 231 · 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 a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Designed
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Designed
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Managed
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Collected
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Improved
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
16. 16.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Raised
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Designed
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Created
29. 29.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Created
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
33. 33.📑 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
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
38. 38.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Organised

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