Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 238 · 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) made-up marks (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) school and marks
2. 2.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) clubs and activities
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) languages you know (d) a long life story
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
6. 6.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) your passwords (d) languages you know
8. 8.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) school football team
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a mobile number (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) Class 10 board: 88%
12. 12.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) school football team (b) your city and PIN code (c) debate club secretary (d) built a rain gauge model
13. 13.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) projects
19. 19.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) school football team (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 10 board: 88%
20. 20.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) eco club member (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a website for our club
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
24. 24.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) skills like typing (c) a long life story (d) your bank details
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
28. 28.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your siblings’ marks (c) skills like typing (d) your phone and email
38. 38.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) all bold capitals (d) five fancy fonts
39. 39.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) your city and PIN code (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) Class 10 board: 88%
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work

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