Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 336 · 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 last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Was there for
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Improved (d) Organised
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Improved
7. 7.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Built
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) random order
15. 15.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
16. 16.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Was part of
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Designed
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Was part of
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Was part of
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education

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