Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 119 · 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 of these goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) eco club member (c) B.Com first year (d) basic HTML and CSS
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
7. 7.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) made-up jobs
8. 8.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) your phone and email
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) projects you did (c) volunteer work (d) your phone and email
16. 16.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
18. 18.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) say it was a joke (c) change the subject (d) deny it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) skills like typing (c) languages you know (d) awards and prizes
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) awards and prizes (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
27. 27.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) one plain, clear font (d) all bold capitals
28. 28.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a mobile number (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a survey of 50 shops
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) projects
31. 31.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
33. 33.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a website for our club (b) debate club secretary (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
38. 38.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) your city and PIN code (c) school football team (d) Class 10 board: 88%
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) projects you did
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) your passwords

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