Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 337 · 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) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) skills (d) name and contact details
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Collected
3. 3.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Improved
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Improved
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
16. 16.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Did collection stuff
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Managed
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Was part of
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
36. 36.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled

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