Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 732 · 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 name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
2. 2.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) latest first
3. 3.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Did collection stuff
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Taught
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Taught
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Managed
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Taught
9. 9.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
10. 10.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
12. 12.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Built the club website
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Was involved in (c) Organised (d) Managed
17. 17.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Was there for
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Taught (d) Organised
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Built
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or a short objective? (a) name and contact details (b) a short objective
22. 22.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Did some things (d) Designed
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Did some things
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Managed (d) Was part of
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Kind of handled
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Raised
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
34. 34.📑 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
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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