Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 178 · 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 full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) school and marks
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
4. 4.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) projects you did (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) your bank details
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) tiny handwriting (d) all bold capitals
13. 13.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) your phone and email
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
17. 17.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
18. 18.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) half a line
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
21. 21.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) school football team (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) B.Com first year
22. 22.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) B.Com first year (d) eco club member
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
24. 24.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
26. 26.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) B.Com first year (c) an email ID (d) a website for our club
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) skills like typing
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
33. 33.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
36. 36.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
38. 38.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) say it was a joke (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks

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