Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 942 · 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: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was there for
3. 3.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) name and contact details (d) skills
4. 4.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they confuse people
5. 5.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Managed (c) Collected (d) Did some things
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Taught (d) Led
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Was part of it (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Did some things (c) Managed (d) Improved
15. 15.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Did some teaching (b) Was a helper (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
17. 17.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
19. 19.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
22. 22.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Built
24. 24.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Managed
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Raised (c) Kind of handled (d) Improved
28. 28.📑 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Was part of
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Led (b) Was there for (c) Built (d) Raised
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.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Kind of handled
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Designed (d) Taught
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Improved (d) Organised
37. 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
39. 39.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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