Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 719 · 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 hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) skills
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Was involved in
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Improved
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Organised (d) Created
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Collected
8. 8.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
9. 9.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they look pretty (d) they show real results
10. 10.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
12. 12.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Was part of it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
31. 31.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Organised
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Taught
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Created
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Raised (c) Collected (d) Improved
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective

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