Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 511 · 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: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Did some things
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
14. 14.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Designed
16. 16.📝 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Led
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
20. 20.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Taught (c) Organised (d) Designed
22. 22.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📑 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
26. 26.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Collected
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
39. 39.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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