Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 850 · 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: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Designed (c) Tried to do (d) Was involved in
3. 3.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Was in the coding club
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Was there for
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Collected (c) Was part of (d) Tried to do
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Designed (c) Was there for (d) Led
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Did some things
11. 11.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Collected
14. 14.📑 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
15. 15.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they confuse people
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Improved (c) Built (d) Did some things
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Kind of handled (c) Collected (d) Led
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Did some things
23. 23.📑 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
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
25. 25.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Taught maths to 6 kids (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Was involved in
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
32. 32.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Helped with books
33. 33.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) education (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Taught
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) random order
39. 39.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb

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