Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 320 · 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 section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Was part of
5. 5.📑 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
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Created
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
16. 16.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Did some things
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Created
22. 22.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Collected
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Improved
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Just attended
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
37. 37.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) oldest first
38. 38.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Just attended

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