Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 371 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Built (d) Did some things
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Taught (d) Collected
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Organised (d) Was part of
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Taught (d) Was there for
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Did some things
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Improved
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Collected
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
19. 19.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
20. 20.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Was there for
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Collected
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
31. 31.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) random order
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.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Built
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Created

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