Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 708 · 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: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Was there for
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Organised
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Taught (d) Designed
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
20. 20.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Did fair things
21. 21.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
22. 22.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Raised
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Was there for
25. 25.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Organised
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Led
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Organised
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Did some things
40. 40.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details

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