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Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 283 · 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.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
  2. 2.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) eco club member (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a website for our club
  4. 4.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) a mobile number (c) a website for our club (d) B.Com first year
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
  6. 6.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) debate club secretary (c) built a rain gauge model (d) typing 40 words a minute
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
  8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
  9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
  11. 11.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) a long life story
  13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your phone and email (c) projects you did (d) skills like typing
  14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
  15. 15.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
  17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) your siblings’ marks (d) languages you know
  19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
  20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
  22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) clubs and activities (c) skills like typing (d) volunteer work
  24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a long life story (c) awards and prizes (d) volunteer work
  25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
  26. 26.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) deny it
  27. 27.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
  28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) your Aadhaar number
  29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) a long life story (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
  31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your phone and email (c) clubs and activities (d) school and marks
  32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) projects you did (c) languages you know (d) your phone and email
  33. 33.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) languages you know (c) school and marks (d) your phone and email
  35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details
  36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
  37. 37.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
  39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  40. 40.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) a mobile number (c) eco club member (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026

Answer key

  1. education
  2. True
  3. eco club member
  4. B.Com first year
  5. your bank details
  6. Class 10 board: 88%
  7. school and marks
  8. projects
  9. leave it out
  10. education
  11. False
  12. projects you did
  13. your siblings’ marks
  14. contact details
  15. False
  16. volunteer work
  17. your passwords
  18. languages you know
  19. leave it out
  20. leave it out
  21. your phone and email
  22. include it
  23. your passwords
  24. a long life story
  25. your bank details
  26. be ready to explain it
  27. your city and PIN code
  28. your phone and email
  29. include it
  30. a long life story
  31. a party selfie
  32. made-up marks
  33. False
  34. your Aadhaar number
  35. activities
  36. school and marks
  37. one plain, clear font
  38. made-up marks
  39. include it
  40. a website for our club

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