Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 149 · 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: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your passwords (c) a party selfie (d) awards and prizes
4. 4.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
5. 5.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
7. 7.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) be ready to explain it (c) deny it (d) change the subject
8. 8.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) awards and prizes (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
13. 13.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) built a rain gauge model (d) spreadsheets (basic)
19. 19.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
20. 20.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) B.Com first year (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) typing 40 words a minute
22. 22.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) a website for our club (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) B.Com first year
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) your passwords (d) skills like typing
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) made-up marks (d) a long life story
26. 26.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
28. 28.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) skills like typing (c) a long life story (d) awards and prizes
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your siblings’ marks (c) languages you know (d) skills like typing
37. 37.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) your phone and email
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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