Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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