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Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 92 · 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 goes in the contact details? (a) debate club secretary (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) a mobile number (d) spreadsheets (basic)
  2. 2.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) a party selfie
  4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) awards and prizes (c) school and marks (d) languages you know
  5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) made-up marks (d) your passwords
  6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) made-up marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
  7. 7.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
  8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  9. 9.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
  11. 11.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) your city and PIN code (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
  12. 12.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
  15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
  16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
  17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
  18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks
  20. 20.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) debate club secretary (d) basic HTML and CSS
  21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
  22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
  23. 23.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) ten pages (d) one page
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
  25. 25.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) debate club secretary (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) B.Com first year (d) an email ID
  26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) volunteer work
  28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
  29. 29.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) your passwords
  31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
  34. 34.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) tiny handwriting
  35. 35.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
  37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
  38. 38.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a website for our club (d) an email ID
  39. 39.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a mobile number (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
  40. 40.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) nothing at all (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs

Answer key

  1. a mobile number
  2. True
  3. languages you know
  4. a long life story
  5. your phone and email
  6. skills like typing
  7. a short summary of you
  8. include it
  9. False
  10. leave it out
  11. built a rain gauge model
  12. False
  13. False
  14. school and marks
  15. skills
  16. a party selfie
  17. projects
  18. skills
  19. clubs and activities
  20. debate club secretary
  21. leave it out
  22. projects
  23. one page
  24. your bank details
  25. an email ID
  26. leave it out
  27. your passwords
  28. education
  29. True
  30. your passwords
  31. include it
  32. education
  33. your phone and email
  34. one plain, clear font
  35. False
  36. include it
  37. activities
  38. typing 40 words a minute
  39. a survey of 50 shops
  40. projects and activities

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