Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

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

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