Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 724 · 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 hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) a short objective
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Organised
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Led
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
11. 11.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was a helper
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.📝 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
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) oldest first
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Helped with stuff
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Helped with fundraising
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Just attended (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
25. 25.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Designed (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Created
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) achievements
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Raised (c) Did some things (d) Designed
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Organised
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Just attended

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