Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 543 · 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: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
2. 2.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Raised
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Led
5. 5.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Built
9. 9.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Led
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
17. 17.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Organised
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Raised
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
33. 33.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Designed
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Organised
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for

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