Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 66 · 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 section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Did some things
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Tried to do (c) Was there for (d) Organised
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Taught
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
11. 11.📑 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
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
13. 13.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was there for (c) Tried to do (d) Managed
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Just attended (d) Collected
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
28. 28.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Created
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Just attended
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Managed (c) Designed (d) Organised
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Created (d) Did some things
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Organised
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
38. 38.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
39. 39.🔢 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
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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