Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 547 · 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 education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
6. 6.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Improved
8. 8.📝 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
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Created
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Collected
15. 15.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Raised
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Built (d) Led
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
24. 24.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) education (d) name and contact details
25. 25.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Did fair things
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Created
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) random order (d) oldest first
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
33. 33.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Taught
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Tried to do

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