Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 570 · 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: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Kind of handled (d) Tried to do
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Raised
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Taught (c) Designed (d) Led
18. 18.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) hobbies and interests (d) education
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Built
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Just attended
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
31. 31.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Managed
35. 35.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or name and contact details? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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