Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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