Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 241 · 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 school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Managed
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Was part of
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) education
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Improved
20. 20.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
22. 22.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Built
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (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 weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
36. 36.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Designed

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