Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 826 · 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 hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) random order (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Designed (d) Was part of
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Helped with stuff
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) education
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
14. 14.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) skills (d) name and contact details
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Was involved in (d) Built
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Kind of helped (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
19. 19.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Collected 300 books
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Was there for (d) Just attended
22. 22.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Did collection stuff (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Kind of handled (d) Raised
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Improved (d) Was there for
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Was involved in
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📝 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
40. 40.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results

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