Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 213 · 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.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) projects you did
3. 3.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) eco club member (d) a survey of 50 shops
4. 4.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) your city and PIN code (c) a website for our club (d) typing 40 words a minute
5. 5.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) projects you did
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
10. 10.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a letter of thanks (c) a full autobiography (d) a short summary of you
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) school football team (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) built a rain gauge model
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) your Aadhaar number
15. 15.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a website for our club (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a mobile number (d) a survey of 50 shops
16. 16.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) eco club member (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) your city and PIN code
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) awards and prizes (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) a mobile number (c) your city and PIN code (d) Class 10 board: 88%
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) a long life story (c) clubs and activities (d) projects you did
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
26. 26.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) your city and PIN code (d) eco club member
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) clubs and activities (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) awards and prizes (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) clubs and activities (d) your passwords
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) made-up marks
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) five fancy fonts
34. 34.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) languages you know (d) your passwords

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