Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 263 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) clubs and activities
2. 2.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a mobile number (c) your city and PIN code (d) a website for our club
3. 3.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a mobile number (b) an email ID (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
4. 4.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a short summary of you
5. 5.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) a party selfie (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a long life story
9. 9.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a website for our club (d) school football team
10. 10.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your Aadhaar number (c) languages you know (d) awards and prizes
12. 12.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) tiny handwriting (d) all bold capitals
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) school football team
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
17. 17.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) your phone and email
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your phone and email (c) made-up marks (d) your passwords
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) your Aadhaar number
23. 23.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
27. 27.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your bank details
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) school and marks (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) a long life story (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
35. 35.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 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) deny it (d) change the subject
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details
38. 38.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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