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Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 838 · 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.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) a long life story
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your phone and email (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
  4. 4.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a school report card (d) a letter of thanks
  5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) volunteer work (d) your siblings’ marks
  7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) awards and prizes
  8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  9. 9.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) made-up marks
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
  13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your phone and email (c) a long life story (d) skills like typing
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) your Aadhaar number
  16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) awards and prizes
  17. 17.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) your phone and email
  19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
  20. 20.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
  21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
  22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) a party selfie (d) your phone and email
  23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  24. 24.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) eco club member (c) B.Com first year (d) a mobile number
  29. 29.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
  31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
  32. 32.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a mobile number (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) school football team
  33. 33.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) school and marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details
  35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
  36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your Aadhaar number (c) made-up marks (d) a long life story
  37. 37.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a website for our club
  39. 39.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) eco club member

Answer key

  1. your passwords
  2. projects you did
  3. your phone and email
  4. a short summary of you
  5. activities
  6. your siblings’ marks
  7. made-up marks
  8. include it
  9. True
  10. school and marks
  11. skills like typing
  12. awards and prizes
  13. include it
  14. a long life story
  15. your Aadhaar number
  16. awards and prizes
  17. False
  18. your siblings’ marks
  19. activities
  20. one plain, clear font
  21. education
  22. your phone and email
  23. include it
  24. False
  25. True
  26. True
  27. True
  28. a mobile number
  29. False
  30. leave it out
  31. projects
  32. Class 12 (Science), 2026
  33. False
  34. school and marks
  35. contact details
  36. skills like typing
  37. True
  38. typing 40 words a minute
  39. False
  40. a survey of 50 shops

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