Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 881 · 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 education? (a) projects (b) education
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) skills
3. 3.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Kind of helped
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Just attended (c) Designed (d) Managed
5. 5.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Designed
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Created (c) Built (d) Raised
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Tried to do
14. 14.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) latest first (c) alphabetical (d) random order
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
19. 19.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was a helper (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Organised (d) Was part of
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Improved (c) Taught (d) Built
25. 25.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Built
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📑 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
28. 28.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Was at the drive (b) Collected 300 books (c) Helped with books (d) Did some things
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Designed (d) Kind of handled
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Tried to do
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Led
32. 32.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Tried to do (d) Just attended
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Organised (c) Was part of (d) Collected
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
38. 38.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
39. 39.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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