Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 513 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Managed
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 is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Led (d) Designed
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
10. 10.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
11. 11.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) education
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Taught
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Built (d) Led
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Collected
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
25. 25.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
26. 26.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Managed
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Tried to do
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Designed
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
33. 33.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Built
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 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
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) Was there for (b) Led (c) Created (d) Designed
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Just attended
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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