Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 695 · 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: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Was there for (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Raised
5. 5.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) education (d) name and contact details
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Just attended (d) Designed
7. 7.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) oldest first (c) alphabetical (d) latest first
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Created
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Collected
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
14. 14.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Kind of handled
18. 18.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📑 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
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Did some things
23. 23.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
26. 26.🔢 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
27. 27.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Was at the fair
28. 28.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Created
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Organised (d) Created
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education

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