Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 350 · 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: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Was part of
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Created
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Taught
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Did some things
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Collected
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.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Taught
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Built
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Taught
19. 19.📝 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
24. 24.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
28. 28.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Designed
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Led (d) Was part of
39. 39.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective

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