Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 200 · 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 of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
2. 2.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) their parents’ jobs (c) made-up jobs (d) projects and activities
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) a party selfie (d) your phone and email
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
5. 5.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) projects you did (d) made-up marks
7. 7.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) a mobile number (c) a website for our club (d) B.Com first year
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
14. 14.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
16. 16.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) debate club secretary (d) an email ID
17. 17.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) your passwords
19. 19.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
21. 21.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) school football team (c) B.Com first year (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
22. 22.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a website for our club (d) spreadsheets (basic)
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) debate club secretary (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) your city and PIN code (d) built a rain gauge model
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) languages you know
29. 29.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a school report card (d) a letter of thanks
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) a long life story (c) school and marks (d) clubs and activities
31. 31.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) say it was a joke (c) deny it (d) change the subject
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) skills like typing (d) awards and prizes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) a long life story (d) school and marks
36. 36.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) an email ID (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) Class 10 board: 88%
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) a party selfie
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities

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