Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

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

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