Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 576 · 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 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
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Just attended
6. 6.📑 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
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Was involved in
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
14. 14.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
15. 15.📝 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
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Was part of it (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Created
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Did some things
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Organised
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Managed (d) Improved
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Organised
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
40. 40.📑 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

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