Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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