Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 169 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
2. 2.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
5. 5.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
10. 10.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a website for our club (c) eco club member (d) typing 40 words a minute
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
14. 14.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
15. 15.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) languages you know (c) your phone and email (d) school and marks
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) eco club member (d) a survey of 50 shops
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your siblings’ marks (c) languages you know (d) skills like typing
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) languages you know (d) a party selfie
27. 27.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) five pages
28. 28.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) school football team (d) an email ID
31. 31.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your phone and email (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
33. 33.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a website for our club (d) a mobile number
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) your Aadhaar number
36. 36.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a mobile number (c) B.Com first year (d) a website for our club
37. 37.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) your city and PIN code (d) B.Com first year

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