Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 564 · 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.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Did some things
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
9. 9.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
12. 12.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) random order
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Led
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Designed (c) Led (d) Tried to do
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Led
29. 29.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Was there for
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Designed
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Designed
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
37. 37.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) education
38. 38.🔢 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
39. 39.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests

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