Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 679 · 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.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) latest first (d) random order
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 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
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Improved
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
14. 14.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) education (d) name and contact details
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Managed
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Managed
18. 18.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
22. 22.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
27. 27.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Taught (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Collected
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Created
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff

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