Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 734 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Managed
4. 4.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) skills
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
6. 6.📑 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
7. 7.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Helped a bit (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Was at the fair
8. 8.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Was part of
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Raised
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Organised
18. 18.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Did collection stuff (d) Was part of it
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Taught (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Just attended (d) Tried to do
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Designed
23. 23.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Did some teaching
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Raised
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) latest first (d) random order
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Collected
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Managed
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Led
37. 37.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Did some coding
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Kind of handled (c) Built (d) Created
40. 40.📑 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

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