Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 700 · 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: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Collected
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Designed
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Did some things
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Collected (d) Just attended
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
19. 19.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Just attended (d) Built
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
27. 27.📝 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
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Collected
31. 31.📝 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
32. 32.📝 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
33. 33.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Did some things (b) Managed (c) Led (d) Built
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
39. 39.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Organised (d) Designed

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