Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 990 · 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 section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) skills (c) name and contact details (d) hobbies and interests
2. 2.📝 Which line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Collected 300 books (b) Helped with books (c) Was at the drive (d) Did some things
3. 3.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Was part of
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Was there for (c) Kind of handled (d) Collected
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Was part of (d) Managed
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Raised (c) Was there for (d) Helped with stuff
7. 7.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
8. 8.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Managed (c) Did some things (d) Was there for
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
10. 10.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Built (c) Taught (d) Raised
12. 12.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
13. 13.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) a short objective (c) hobbies and interests (d) name and contact details
14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Raised (c) Organised (d) Was part of
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Led (c) Built (d) Managed
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Designed (c) Kind of handled (d) Just attended
19. 19.📑 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Led (c) Raised (d) Just attended
21. 21.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Did some coding (b) Built the club website (c) Kind of helped (d) Was in the coding club
22. 22.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Led (c) Did some things (d) Taught
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
24. 24.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or name and contact details? (a) education (b) name and contact details
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Was there for (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Managed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Designed
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
31. 31.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Just attended (c) Helped with stuff (d) Built
33. 33.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Helped with stuff
34. 34.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they confuse people (b) they show real results (c) they look pretty (d) they fill space
37. 37.📑 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
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
39. 39.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or achievements? (a) education (b) achievements
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Led (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was involved in

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