Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 554 · 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.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Just attended
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
4. 4.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Improved (d) Just attended
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Built
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Was there for
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Was part of
11. 11.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Created
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
18. 18.📝 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Tried to do
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Organised
21. 21.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.🔢 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
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Led
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Organised
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Designed
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Built
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Improved (c) Was involved in (d) Built
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Just attended (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Built
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education

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