Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 224 · 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: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your phone and email (c) a long life story (d) awards and prizes
3. 3.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
8. 8.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) B.Com first year (d) debate club secretary
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
11. 11.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) be ready to explain it (c) change the subject (d) say it was a joke
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) skills like typing (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) clubs and activities (c) volunteer work (d) your bank details
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) your passwords
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) awards and prizes (d) your bank details
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) ten pages
20. 20.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
23. 23.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) tiny handwriting (c) one plain, clear font (d) five fancy fonts
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) B.Com first year (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) a mobile number
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) clubs and activities (d) your passwords
28. 28.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) a website for our club (c) eco club member (d) typing 40 words a minute
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
31. 31.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a website for our club (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) B.Com first year
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
33. 33.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a mobile number (b) eco club member (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) school football team
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) skills like typing (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) your passwords
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it

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