Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 493 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Taught
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) skills
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Created
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 of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Taught
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
10. 10.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) random order (c) latest first (d) alphabetical
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Built
13. 13.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
14. 14.📝 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
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Just attended
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Did some things
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Was there for
31. 31.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Did some things
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Was part of
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
39. 39.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff

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