Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 852 · 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.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests (c) achievements (d) name and contact details
2. 2.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Led
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Was involved in (d) Tried to do
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
6. 6.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) oldest first (d) random order
7. 7.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
11. 11.📝 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Was part of
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Built (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Did some things
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Was a helper
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Managed (d) Was part of
20. 20.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Did fair things (d) Helped a bit
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Designed (c) Raised (d) Taught
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Built (d) Tried to do
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Organised (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
34. 34.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
35. 35.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Did some things
37. 37.📑 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
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Raised (d) Was there for

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