Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 692 · 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: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
4. 4.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
5. 5.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Led
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
9. 9.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Helped with stuff
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
14. 14.📑 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
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Led
17. 17.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Did collection stuff
18. 18.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Managed
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
27. 27.📑 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
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Organised
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Did some things
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Was part of (d) Designed
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Did some things
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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