Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 117 · 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: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) B.Com first year (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) eco club member
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) languages you know (d) your Aadhaar number
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) a long life story (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) your Aadhaar number
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
10. 10.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
12. 12.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your passwords (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
14. 14.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) eco club member (d) basic HTML and CSS
15. 15.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) ten pages (d) one page
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
20. 20.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) B.Com first year (d) typing 40 words a minute
21. 21.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
22. 22.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
26. 26.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) B.Com first year (c) school football team (d) a mobile number
27. 27.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) deny it (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
28. 28.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your phone and email (c) awards and prizes (d) projects you did
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) clubs and activities (c) school and marks (d) volunteer work
31. 31.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) school football team (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) eco club member
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your phone and email (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
34. 34.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) your city and PIN code
35. 35.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) debate club secretary (d) a mobile number
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) projects and activities (c) their parents’ jobs (d) nothing at all
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) your phone and email
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it

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