Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 814 · 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: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
6. 6.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) skills
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Tried to do (d) Collected
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Managed
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Created (d) Built
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Tried to do
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Managed
13. 13.📝 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
14. 14.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
15. 15.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Helped with books
16. 16.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) random order
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
20. 20.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Did fair things (c) Helped a bit (d) Was at the fair
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Built (c) Did some things (d) Raised
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Did some things (c) Led (d) Organised
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Taught
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Improved
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
26. 26.📑 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
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.🔢 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
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.📝 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Was part of
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Designed
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements

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