Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 885 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Just attended
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Managed
5. 5.🔢 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Created (c) Was part of (d) Improved
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Was involved in
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) name and contact details (c) a short objective (d) hobbies and interests
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 coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Was in the coding club (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Was there for
12. 12.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
13. 13.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Did some things (d) Raised
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Collected
15. 15.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Created
17. 17.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) name and contact details (c) achievements (d) skills
18. 18.📑 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
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Managed (d) Designed
23. 23.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Managed (c) Raised (d) Was there for
27. 27.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Just attended (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Collected (c) Did some things (d) Designed
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
32. 32.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
33. 33.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Did some things (c) Helped with books (d) Was at the drive
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Was part of
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
39. 39.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Tried to do (c) Led (d) Raised
40. 40.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Helped with fundraising (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Was part of it (d) Did collection stuff

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