Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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