Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 844 · 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.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) random order (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) alphabetical
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) hobbies and interests (d) a short objective
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
6. 6.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
7. 7.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Organised
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.📑 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
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
16. 16.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Improved
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
19. 19.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
22. 22.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Managed (d) Built
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Managed
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
33. 33.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Designed (d) Built
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was part of (c) Led (d) Was there for
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Was part of
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Designed
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Was there for
39. 39.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Taught

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