Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 872 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Managed
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
4. 4.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Taught (c) Created (d) Designed
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
8. 8.📑 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Did some things (d) Taught
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Raised (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
15. 15.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Helped a bit (c) Did fair things (d) Ran the ticket desk
16. 16.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) achievements
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Kind of handled (c) Led (d) Was involved in
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Improved
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Created (d) Managed
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Managed (d) Improved
22. 22.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
23. 23.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Improved (c) Created (d) Was part of
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Taught
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
33. 33.📝 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
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.🔢 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
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education

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