Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 50 · 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.📑 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
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
7. 7.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Led
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Organised
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Designed
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Collected
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Raised
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
27. 27.📑 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
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) skills (d) achievements
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Collected
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Led

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