Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 779 · 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.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Collected
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Raised
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Improved
6. 6.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Was part of
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Managed (d) Raised
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Just attended
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Improved (d) Did some things
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
18. 18.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Did fair things (c) Ran the ticket desk (d) Helped a bit
19. 19.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Raised (d) Was part of
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Taught
22. 22.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) oldest first (c) random order (d) latest first
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Built
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Tried to do
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
33. 33.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Helped with stuff
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Did some things (d) Built
36. 36.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) education (d) name and contact details
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
38. 38.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests

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