Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 42 · 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: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Was part of
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Collected
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Just attended
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.📑 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Taught (d) Just attended
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Tried to do (c) Taught (d) Led
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Managed
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Led
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
20. 20.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Was at the fair
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Was there for
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
27. 27.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Organised
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests

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