Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 742 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
4. 4.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Just attended (d) Created
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Tried to do
11. 11.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Was a helper (d) Helped with stuff
12. 12.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Organised
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.🔢 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
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Was there for
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Was involved in (d) Designed
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Improved
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
24. 24.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Was at the fair
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Managed (d) Designed
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Was involved in
30. 30.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
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: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or hobbies and interests? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Led

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