Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 992 · 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: a short objective or hobbies and interests? (a) a short objective (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements (c) skills (d) name and contact details
3. 3.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: a short objective or name and contact details? (a) a short objective (b) name and contact details
4. 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or hobbies and interests? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Kind of handled (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Organised (c) Was involved in (d) Just attended
8. 8.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
9. 9.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Ran the ticket desk (b) Was at the fair (c) Helped a bit (d) Did fair things
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Just attended (c) Built (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
12. 12.📑 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
13. 13.📝 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
14. 14.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or projects? (a) education (b) projects
16. 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Organised”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or name and contact details? (a) skills (b) name and contact details
18. 18.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Managed (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was part of (d) Kind of handled
19. 19.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: achievements or education? (a) achievements (b) education
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Created (b) Led (c) Collected (d) Was involved in
21. 21.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught
22. 22.📑 Which section usually comes last on a student résumé? (a) hobbies and interests (b) a short objective (c) name and contact details (d) education
23. 23.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was part of”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
24. 24.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Just attended (c) Created (d) Was there for
25. 25.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they show real results (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they look pretty
26. 26.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Organised (c) Was there for (d) Tried to do
27. 27.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Was a helper (b) Did some teaching (c) Helped with stuff (d) Taught maths to 6 kids
28. 28.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Was there for (c) Was involved in (d) Led
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
30. 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Collected (b) Created (c) Designed (d) Helped with stuff
31. 31.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or skills? (a) name and contact details (b) skills
32. 32.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was there for”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Did some things (b) Helped with stuff (c) Was there for (d) Taught
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Raised (b) Led (c) Organised (d) Just attended
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Just attended (c) Managed (d) Built
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Managed
39. 39.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Built the club website (b) Did some coding (c) Was in the coding club (d) Kind of helped
40. 40.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Did some things (c) Designed (d) Raised

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