Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 46 · 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.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Was part of
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
6. 6.📝 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
8. 8.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Taught
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
13. 13.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) random order
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Organised
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Raised
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Created
26. 26.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Collected
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Led
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Did collection stuff
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
38. 38.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Was part of

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