Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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