Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 355 · 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 education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Organised
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
7. 7.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) random order
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 section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Raised
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Designed
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Was part of
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Just attended
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Built
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
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.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
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 strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.🔢 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Was there for
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Led

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