Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 810 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Created
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) latest first
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Improved
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details (c) education (d) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📑 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
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 line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
12. 12.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Did some teaching
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Created
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Collected (d) Did some things
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Helped with stuff (c) Collected (d) Designed
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Was there for
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Was there for (c) Raised (d) Taught
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📑 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Managed
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Designed
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Tried to do (c) Built (d) Taught
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Taught (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Kind of handled (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
39. 39.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education

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