Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 387 · 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 skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
5. 5.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Taught
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Managed
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Led
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Just attended
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Built (d) Taught
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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Designed
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Was there for
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Was there for
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Created (d) Led
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
34. 34.📝 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
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they show real results

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