Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 184 · 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) skills like typing (b) your passwords (c) school and marks (d) volunteer work
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
5. 5.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) a mobile number (c) a website for our club (d) typing 40 words a minute
6. 6.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) nothing at all (d) projects and activities
7. 7.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) awards and prizes (c) a party selfie (d) your passwords
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your bank details (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
10. 10.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) school football team (c) an email ID (d) debate club secretary
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) projects you did
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
17. 17.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) debate club secretary (d) Class 10 board: 88%
18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) skills like typing (c) awards and prizes (d) languages you know
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your bank details (c) your phone and email (d) awards and prizes
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
21. 21.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) your city and PIN code (c) an email ID (d) B.Com first year
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
23. 23.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) projects you did
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
30. 30.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) one page (d) ten pages
31. 31.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) a mobile number
32. 32.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) languages you know (c) clubs and activities (d) awards and prizes

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