Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 954 · 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 hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Did some things
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Improved (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Did some things
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Did some things (d) Was part of
7. 7.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Did some things (c) Was at the drive (d) Collected 300 books
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was involved in (c) Tried to do (d) Led
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or achievements? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Collected
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was there for (b) Taught (c) Built (d) Managed
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Taught
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or name and contact details? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Just attended
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
19. 19.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Led (c) Just attended (d) Was involved in
20. 20.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
22. 22.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
23. 23.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Was at the fair
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) education
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
30. 30.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
31. 31.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Did some coding (d) Was in the coding club
32. 32.📑 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
33. 33.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Created (d) Was part of
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Was there for
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
39. 39.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they fill space (c) they confuse people (d) they look pretty
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective

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