Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 363 · 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 achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
2. 2.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
4. 4.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Just attended
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Improved (d) Managed
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Collected
11. 11.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Built
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Built
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Managed
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Taught
26. 26.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Created
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Managed
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Organised
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Taught
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Led
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Raised

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