Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 139 · 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” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
3. 3.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) projects and activities (c) their parents’ jobs (d) nothing at all
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
5. 5.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your passwords (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) a mobile number (c) eco club member (d) spreadsheets (basic)
9. 9.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) a website for our club (c) B.Com first year (d) debate club secretary
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
11. 11.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a mobile number (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) eco club member (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a mobile number
21. 21.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
23. 23.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
28. 28.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
30. 30.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) built a rain gauge model (c) debate club secretary (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
32. 32.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) built a rain gauge model (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) basic HTML and CSS
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
34. 34.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) deny it
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) skills like typing
37. 37.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) built a rain gauge model (c) your city and PIN code (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) your passwords
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) languages you know (c) clubs and activities (d) school and marks

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