Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 532 · 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: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
3. 3.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) random order
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) skills
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Led
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
10. 10.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
11. 11.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Was there for
14. 14.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Just attended
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Created (d) Did some things
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Taught
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Led
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Collected
29. 29.📑 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
30. 30.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Led
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
39. 39.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details

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