Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 52 · 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: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Built (d) Was part of
3. 3.📝 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
4. 4.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Tried to do (c) Just attended (d) Organised
8. 8.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
15. 15.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Did some things (c) Taught (d) Collected
24. 24.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Raised
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Led
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Created (d) Was there for
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Raised
39. 39.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
40. 40.📑 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

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