Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 80 · 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 achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
3. 3.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Ran the ticket desk
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Taught
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.📑 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
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Was involved in
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Designed
18. 18.📑 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
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
20. 20.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Taught
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Helped with stuff
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Organised (d) Taught
24. 24.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was there for (c) Improved (d) Kind of handled
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Was part of
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Did some things
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Kind of handled
33. 33.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) latest first (d) oldest first
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Collected (c) Built (d) Just attended
38. 38.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Taught
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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