Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 427 · 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 skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
3. 3.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) latest first
4. 4.📝 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
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Built
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Managed
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Was part of
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Created
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: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
19. 19.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📑 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
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
26. 26.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Collected (d) Led
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
30. 30.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Created (d) Was involved in
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Created
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
37. 37.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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