Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 236 · 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 line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
5. 5.📑 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
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Collected
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Created
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📑 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
12. 12.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Improved
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
16. 16.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Improved
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Managed
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Did some things
22. 22.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
26. 26.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Taught
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
37. 37.📑 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
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Improved (d) Created
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Did some things
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education

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