Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 230 · 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) your Aadhaar number (b) awards and prizes (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a long life story
2. 2.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) made-up jobs
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
5. 5.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) be ready to explain it (c) change the subject (d) deny it
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
8. 8.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) projects you did (c) volunteer work (d) school and marks
12. 12.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
14. 14.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) five pages (d) ten pages
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your phone and email (c) your siblings’ marks (d) projects you did
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
17. 17.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) eco club member (b) an email ID (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a survey of 50 shops
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) your passwords (d) volunteer work
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes
22. 22.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) school football team (c) a mobile number (d) B.Com first year
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) one plain, clear font (d) all bold capitals
25. 25.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) skills like typing (c) your passwords (d) a long life story
28. 28.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) debate club secretary (b) your city and PIN code (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) projects you did (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
30. 30.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) made-up marks
33. 33.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) skills like typing (d) awards and prizes
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) languages you know
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) clubs and activities (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie

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