Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 450 · 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 skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Organised
3. 3.📑 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Taught
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Built
9. 9.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Was part of
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Built
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
20. 20.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Was part of
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Built
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Did some things
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) Raised (c) Led (d) Was involved in
40. 40.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) random order

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