Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 685 · 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: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Collected
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Led (d) Created
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Kind of handled
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Raised
6. 6.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Just attended (d) Managed
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
10. 10.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Tried to do
13. 13.📑 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
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Led
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 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
18. 18.📑 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
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
21. 21.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
23. 23.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Managed
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Raised (d) Created
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Was involved in (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Organised
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Raised (d) Organised
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
38. 38.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills

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