Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 829 · 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: hobbies and interests or name and contact details? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Was involved in (c) Designed (d) Did some things
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
7. 7.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Helped with books (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
8. 8.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
9. 9.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
11. 11.📝 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
12. 12.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Created (d) Did some things
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Was involved in (c) Collected (d) Built
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Led (d) Was part of
28. 28.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.📑 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
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Led
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Raised
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Improved
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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