Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 522 · 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) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
2. 2.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Built
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Created
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Led (d) Was there for
6. 6.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Just attended
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
15. 15.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Was part of it
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Collected
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
31. 31.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Managed
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Built
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
37. 37.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects

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