Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 865 · 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: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
6. 6.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
9. 9.📑 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
10. 10.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Was part of it (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Did collection stuff (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Taught (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Improved
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Collected (c) Kind of handled (d) Managed
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Designed
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Raised (d) Kind of handled
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
22. 22.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Built (d) Was part of
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Collected (d) Led
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) education
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Raised (b) Was there for (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Did some things
33. 33.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they show real results (c) they confuse people (d) they fill space
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Taught (c) Collected (d) Built
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
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 book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Did some things
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled

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