Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 915 · 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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education (c) a short objective (d) name and contact details
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Created (c) Organised (d) Improved
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
8. 8.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Designed
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Built (d) Kind of handled
10. 10.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they fill space (c) they show real results (d) they look pretty
11. 11.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Collected 300 books (d) Was at the drive
12. 12.📝 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
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) hobbies and interests (d) skills
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
15. 15.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Designed (c) Improved (d) Helped with stuff
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 is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Led (c) Taught (d) Was there for
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Improved
26. 26.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Created (b) Helped with stuff (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Organised
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 of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Was part of (d) Raised
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Created (d) Was there for
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Collected (c) Improved (d) Did some things
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Managed (d) Created
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements

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