Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 166 · 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” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) projects you did
5. 5.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
6. 6.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a website for our club (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a mobile number
8. 8.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) their parents’ jobs (c) made-up jobs (d) projects and activities
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) projects you did
11. 11.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) eco club member (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) B.Com first year (d) spreadsheets (basic)
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) debate club secretary (d) B.Com first year
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
18. 18.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) B.Com first year
19. 19.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) ten pages
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
21. 21.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) one plain, clear font (c) all bold capitals (d) tiny handwriting
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
25. 25.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) school football team (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) debate club secretary (d) a website for our club
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your passwords (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) volunteer work
28. 28.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
30. 30.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) volunteer work
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) your phone and email
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) skills like typing (c) a long life story (d) your bank details
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) awards and prizes (d) your bank details
37. 37.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) basic HTML and CSS
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
40. 40.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it

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