Résumé Worksheet: Order and Action Verbs

Interview skills lesson 18: Résumé order and action verbs · Set 995 · 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 hobbies and interests? (a) projects (b) hobbies and interests
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Improved (b) Helped with stuff (c) Built (d) Raised
3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Kind of handled (c) Improved (d) Organised
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Organised (b) Built (c) Just attended (d) Created
5. 5.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or education? (a) projects (b) education
6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Organised (b) Did some things (c) Built (d) Managed
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Was involved in (c) Was there for (d) Designed
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Taught (b) Organised (c) Tried to do (d) Designed
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Built (b) Kind of handled (c) Helped with stuff (d) Just attended
10. 10.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Kind of handled (b) Just attended (c) Organised (d) Did some things
11. 11.📝 Which line about the school fair is stronger? (a) Helped a bit (b) Did fair things (c) Was at the fair (d) Ran the ticket desk
12. 12.📝 Which line about the fundraiser is stronger? (a) Did collection stuff (b) Helped with fundraising (c) Raised ₹8,000 in a week (d) Was part of it
13. 13.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Taught (b) Improved (c) Helped with stuff (d) Led
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was there for (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Was involved in
15. 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or hobbies and interests? (a) skills (b) hobbies and interests
16. 16.📑 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
17. 17.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
18. 18.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
19. 19.📑 In the education section, which order is usual? (a) oldest first (b) alphabetical (c) random order (d) latest first
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Designed (b) Organised (c) Created (d) Was part of
21. 21.📑 Which section usually comes first on a student résumé? (a) achievements (b) hobbies and interests (c) skills (d) name and contact details
22. 22.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Tried to do (b) Did some things (c) Created (d) Was part of
23. 23.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Was in the coding club (b) Kind of helped (c) Did some coding (d) Built the club website
24. 24.🔢 Why do numbers make a résumé line stronger? (a) they look pretty (b) they confuse people (c) they fill space (d) they show real results
25. 25.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
26. 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: projects or name and contact details? (a) projects (b) name and contact details
27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Managed (b) Taught (c) Was there for (d) Designed
28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or skills? (a) hobbies and interests (b) skills
29. 29.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
30. 30.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or achievements? (a) hobbies and interests (b) achievements
31. 31.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Raised (d) Just attended
32. 32.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
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 line about the book drive is stronger? (a) Helped with books (b) Collected 300 books (c) Did some things (d) Was at the drive
35. 35.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or hobbies and interests? (a) education (b) hobbies and interests
36. 36.📑 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
37. 37.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Was involved in”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
38. 38.📝 Which line about tutoring is stronger? (a) Helped with stuff (b) Did some teaching (c) Taught maths to 6 kids (d) Was a helper
39. 39.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Collected”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
40. 40.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Built”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase

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