Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 541 · 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.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) random order (d) alphabetical
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Was there for
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
6. 6.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Built
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Organised
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
21. 21.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Built
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) a short objective
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
31. 31.🔢 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
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Built
33. 33.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
36. 36.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Led
38. 38.📑 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
40. 40.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) hobbies and interests (d) achievements

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