Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 361 · 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: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Created
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
5. 5.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Did some coding
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Led
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Raised
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
14. 14.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
18. 18.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Tried to do
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
26. 26.📑 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
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Just attended
30. 30.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Was part of
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Taught
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Led
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Was involved in
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Designed

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