Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 542 · 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: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Taught
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Helped with stuff (d) Kind of handled
8. 8.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Created (d) Was there for
14. 14.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Collected (d) Raised
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
20. 20.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Was at the fair
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Organised
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Organised
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.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Tried to do (c) Designed (d) Managed
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📑 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
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
37. 37.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests

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