Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 958 · 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.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
4. 4.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they look pretty (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
5. 5.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) random order (d) oldest first
6. 6.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Taught maths to 6 kids (b) Was a helper (c) Did some teaching (d) Helped with stuff
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was part of (c) Collected (d) Tried to do
8. 8.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
10. 10.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Was at the drive (c) Did some things (d) Collected 300 books
11. 11.📑 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
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Created (d) Helped with stuff
14. 14.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was involved in (d) Taught
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Raised (c) Created (d) Was involved in
16. 16.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Raised (c) Was involved in (d) Kind of handled
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Created (c) Tried to do (d) Built
21. 21.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Just attended (c) Taught (d) Organised
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Was part of (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Managed (b) Just attended (c) Was part of (d) Helped with stuff
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Improved (c) Created (d) Kind of handled
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Just attended
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 line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Did some coding (c) Built the club website (d) Kind of helped
34. 34.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) achievements (c) skills (d) hobbies and interests
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Was there for
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Did some things”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests (c) education (d) name and contact details
38. 38.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Kind of handled (c) Tried to do (d) Was part of
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
40. 40.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in

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