Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 56 · 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: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Was part of
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
5. 5.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
6. 6.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Organised (d) Tried to do
8. 8.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Helped with fundraising
9. 9.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) random order
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Was part of
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Taught
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Created
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Improved
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Built
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Led
39. 39.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
40. 40.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids

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