Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 446 · 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.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
2. 2.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Designed
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Built
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
7. 7.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Raised
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
19. 19.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
25. 25.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Created
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Collected
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Was there for

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