Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 499 · 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) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
2. 2.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) random order
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Built
7. 7.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
12. 12.📝 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Led
17. 17.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Built
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Improved
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Organised
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
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) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
38. 38.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Led

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