Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 373 · 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 a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Created (d) Did some things
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Led
9. 9.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Raised (d) Collected
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Built
14. 14.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
16. 16.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
17. 17.📑 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
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
22. 22.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Designed
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Led
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Organised
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Designed
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Built
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Just attended
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.📑 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
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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