Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 534 · 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: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📑 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
8. 8.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Just attended
10. 10.📝 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
11. 11.📑 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
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Created (d) Was there for
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Raised
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Did some things
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Designed (d) Was there for
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) oldest first
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Just attended
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Did some things
27. 27.🔢 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
29. 29.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Taught
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Designed
39. 39.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Improved (d) Designed

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