Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 104 · 40 questions

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.

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

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