Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 105 · 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 of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) your phone and email
2. 2.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your phone and email (c) your Aadhaar number (d) projects you did
6. 6.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) skills like typing (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) made-up marks (d) your passwords
11. 11.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
13. 13.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
15. 15.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
19. 19.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) B.Com first year
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a short summary of you (c) a full autobiography (d) a school report card
23. 23.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) debate club secretary (d) spreadsheets (basic)
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a long life story
28. 28.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) ten pages (c) five pages (d) half a line
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a mobile number (d) your city and PIN code
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities
33. 33.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a mobile number
34. 34.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) built a rain gauge model (c) an email ID (d) B.Com first year
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills

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