Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 372 · 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: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
2. 2.📑 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
3. 3.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Raised (d) Improved
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
13. 13.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) oldest first
14. 14.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Led
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Improved
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
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 is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Managed
24. 24.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Managed
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Was part of
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Created (d) Was there for
32. 32.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
34. 34.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Was there for
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.📑 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
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests

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