Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 494 · 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) achievements (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
8. 8.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
11. 11.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Managed
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Built (d) Created
32. 32.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Created
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.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
40. 40.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) alphabetical

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