Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 500 · 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) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
4. 4.📝 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
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Collected (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.📑 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
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
13. 13.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) latest first
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Managed
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Organised
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
19. 19.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Taught (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
23. 23.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📑 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
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
29. 29.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Built
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Managed
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
40. 40.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people

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