Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 986 · 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: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
2. 2.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Collected (b) Helped with stuff (c) Just attended (d) Was there for
4. 4.📑 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
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
6. 6.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
7. 7.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they show real results (d) they fill space
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
9. 9.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) education (d) name and contact details
10. 10.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
11. 11.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Helped with fundraising
12. 12.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some things (c) Just attended (d) Taught
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Led (c) Created (d) Was there for
14. 14.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Managed (c) Organised (d) Kind of handled
16. 16.📝 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Tried to do (c) Raised (d) Taught
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Taught
19. 19.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Tried to do (c) Collected (d) Created
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or projects? (a) name and contact details (b) projects
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Designed (b) Was part of (c) Tried to do (d) Was there for
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some things (d) Raised
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was involved in (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
24. 24.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or projects? (a) a short objective (b) projects
25. 25.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Did some coding
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Led (d) Did some things
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Taught (c) Organised (d) Was there for
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Created”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Was part of (c) Did some things (d) Created
31. 31.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Raised
34. 34.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
35. 35.📑 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
36. 36.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Helped with stuff (c) Did some teaching (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Taught (c) Managed (d) Was part of
38. 38.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
40. 40.📑 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

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