Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 490 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Built
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.📝 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
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
14. 14.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) random order
15. 15.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Was involved in (d) Built
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Organised
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
31. 31.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Led
34. 34.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Led (d) Did some things
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests

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