Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 59 · 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 name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Led (d) Organised
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
4. 4.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
6. 6.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they confuse people
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
11. 11.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Improved
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Created (d) Just attended
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Collected
25. 25.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Raised (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Built
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Just attended
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Managed
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Created
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Managed (d) Improved
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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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