Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 971 · 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: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
2. 2.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
3. 3.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (b) Did collection stuff (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Was part of it
4. 4.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Was part of (c) Improved (d) Did some things
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📑 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
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or a short objective? (a) skills (b) a short objective
8. 8.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) education (d) name and contact details
9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Led
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
11. 11.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or achievements? (a) a short objective (b) achievements
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Was part of
13. 13.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Did some things (c) Was involved in (d) Was there for
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Did some things (c) Organised (d) Collected
17. 17.📝 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Just attended (d) Kind of handled
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Tried to do (c) Was part of (d) Improved
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Taught (d) Managed
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
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.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Improved (d) Taught
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Was part of (d) Improved
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Managed (c) Was there for (d) Was involved in
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.📑 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
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
33. 33.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
35. 35.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
36. 36.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Led (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Did some things
37. 37.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Managed (d) Built
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Kind of handled (d) Organised
39. 39.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
40. 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills

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