Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 477 · 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) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
2. 2.📑 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
3. 3.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
4. 4.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
6. 6.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Improved
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
13. 13.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Was there for
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
20. 20.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Was there for
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) education
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Created (d) Collected
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Was part of
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Organised
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Raised (d) Designed
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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