Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 988 · 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 name and contact details? (a) achievements (b) name and contact details
2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Created (b) Taught (c) Raised (d) Tried to do
3. 3.📑 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Did some things
5. 5.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
6. 6.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Did some things (b) Was at the drive (c) Collected 300 books (d) Helped with books
7. 7.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was there for (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Improved
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Kind of handled (c) Raised (d) Was there for
9. 9.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Raised
11. 11.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Was at the fair (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
12. 12.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Built the club website
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Raised (c) Led (d) Organised
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
15. 15.📑 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
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
18. 18.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Was there for (c) Created (d) Led
19. 19.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Was part of it (c) Helped with fundraising (d) Raised ₹8,000 in a week
20. 20.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Created (c) Kind of handled (d) Was there for
22. 22.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) alphabetical (b) latest first (c) random order (d) oldest first
23. 23.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Created
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Improved (d) Was there for
27. 27.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
29. 29.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was involved in (b) Managed (c) Tried to do (d) Did some things
30. 30.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Organised (b) Was part of (c) Helped with stuff (d) Tried to do
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Was part of (d) Improved
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or skills? (a) a short objective (b) skills
35. 35.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Collected (c) Taught (d) Just attended
36. 36.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Was part of
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Improved

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