Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 684 · 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 hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
3. 3.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Collected
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Raised
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Built (d) Taught
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Managed
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Led
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Led
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Organised
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Collected (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
39. 39.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) random order (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements

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