Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 208 · 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 should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your phone and email (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) projects you did (c) clubs and activities (d) a party selfie
3. 3.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) debate club secretary (c) eco club member (d) a website for our club
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
8. 8.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) ten pages
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) awards and prizes
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
12. 12.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) your bank details
14. 14.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) your bank details
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
23. 23.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your bank details (c) skills like typing (d) volunteer work
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
26. 26.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
28. 28.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) a mobile number
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
33. 33.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) built a rain gauge model (d) spreadsheets (basic)
34. 34.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
36. 36.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a mobile number (c) school football team (d) an email ID
39. 39.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) debate club secretary (d) spreadsheets (basic)
40. 40.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a short summary of you (c) a full autobiography (d) a school report card

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