Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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