Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 991 · 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: projects or a short objective? (a) projects (b) a short objective
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Built (c) Raised (d) Improved
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Led (c) Created (d) Raised
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Built (c) Was there for (d) Collected
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
6. 6.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Tried to do (c) Was involved in (d) Organised
7. 7.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) latest first (b) alphabetical (c) oldest first (d) random order
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Designed (c) Taught (d) Was involved in
9. 9.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
10. 10.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Was in the coding club (c) Built the club website (d) Did some coding
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 line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Did fair things (b) Ran the ticket desk (c) Was at the fair (d) Helped a bit
13. 13.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Helped with stuff”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Built (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Was involved in (c) Led (d) Raised
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Improved”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Organised (c) Kind of handled (d) Built
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Just attended (b) Designed (c) Helped with stuff (d) Was part of
22. 22.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they fill space (b) they look pretty (c) they confuse people (d) they show real results
23. 23.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or a short objective? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective
24. 24.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests (c) name and contact details (d) a short objective
25. 25.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) name and contact details (b) skills (c) achievements (d) hobbies and interests
26. 26.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
27. 27.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or a short objective? (a) achievements (b) a short objective
28. 28.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Just attended”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Designed (b) Built (c) Organised (d) Was part of
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Managed (c) Kind of handled (d) Was involved in
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Tried to do (d) Organised
33. 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kind of handled (b) Was involved in (c) Did some things (d) Raised
35. 35.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Raised”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
36. 36.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
37. 37.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or education? (a) a short objective (b) education
38. 38.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📑 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

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