Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 162 · 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.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
2. 2.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) a party selfie
5. 5.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) skills like typing (d) your siblings’ marks
6. 6.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) B.Com first year (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) languages you know (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
9. 9.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) skills like typing (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
11. 11.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your phone and email (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
15. 15.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
17. 17.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) projects you did (c) skills like typing (d) your phone and email
20. 20.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
22. 22.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) school football team (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a website for our club (d) B.Com first year
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) a party selfie (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your Aadhaar number
24. 24.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) eco club member (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) debate club secretary
25. 25.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) half a line (c) ten pages (d) one page
26. 26.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) built a rain gauge model
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) school and marks
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) school and marks (c) clubs and activities (d) made-up marks
32. 32.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) built a rain gauge model (c) B.Com first year (d) school football team
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
36. 36.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) awards and prizes (c) made-up marks (d) your bank details
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
39. 39.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) debate club secretary
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) made-up marks (d) projects you did

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