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Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 282 · 40 questions
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Tip (Show, don’t pad): Include: contact details (mobile, email, city), education and marks, skills, projects, activities and clubs, awards, languages, volunteer work. Leave out: bank details, your Aadhaar number, passwords, party selfies, other people’s marks, long life stories and anything made up. One page, one plain font; be ready to explain every line with a short example.

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  1. 1.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
  3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) projects you did (c) awards and prizes (d) your phone and email
  4. 4.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
  5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) your passwords
  6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
  7. 7.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) all bold capitals (d) five fancy fonts
  8. 8.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a mobile number (d) built a rain gauge model
  10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
  11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) volunteer work (d) your siblings’ marks
  12. 12.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
  16. 16.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) eco club member (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) typing 40 words a minute
  17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
  18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
  19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
  21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
  23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
  25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
  26. 26.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
  27. 27.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) school football team (c) an email ID (d) a mobile number
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your passwords (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
  30. 30.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
  32. 32.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) school and marks (c) projects you did (d) your passwords
  34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
  35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
  36. 36.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities
  39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) your bank details

Answer key

  1. False
  2. activities
  3. a long life story
  4. one page
  5. projects you did
  6. include it
  7. one plain, clear font
  8. False
  9. school football team
  10. education
  11. volunteer work
  12. False
  13. True
  14. include it
  15. a party selfie
  16. a website for our club
  17. education
  18. skills
  19. leave it out
  20. clubs and activities
  21. include it
  22. your bank details
  23. leave it out
  24. skills
  25. activities
  26. built a rain gauge model
  27. B.Com first year
  28. projects you did
  29. school and marks
  30. True
  31. skills like typing
  32. False
  33. your passwords
  34. projects
  35. contact details
  36. False
  37. include it
  38. a long life story
  39. include it
  40. your bank details

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