Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 681 · 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: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Tried to do
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
8. 8.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
12. 12.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) education
13. 13.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
17. 17.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Led
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Kind of handled (b) Created (c) Led (d) Designed
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Collected (c) Just attended (d) Raised
24. 24.📑 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
25. 25.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Did some coding
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📝 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
29. 29.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Created
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Improved
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 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
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Built
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Designed (d) Taught
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Kind of handled

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