Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 550 · 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: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
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.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
8. 8.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Raised
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Collected
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
14. 14.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Organised
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Just attended
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
20. 20.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Organised
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Tried to do
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Designed
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
25. 25.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Raised
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education

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