Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 523 · 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 last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
2. 2.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) random order
3. 3.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Just attended
5. 5.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Built (d) Was involved in
10. 10.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Managed
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Built
20. 20.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Did some things
22. 22.📑 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
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Was part of
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Led
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Was part of
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Just attended
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Was there for
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education

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