Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 277 · 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 passwords (b) awards and prizes (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
4. 4.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) skills like typing (d) your passwords
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
7. 7.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a mobile number (c) eco club member (d) your city and PIN code
8. 8.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) nothing at all
9. 9.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) five pages
10. 10.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) school football team (c) a website for our club (d) basic HTML and CSS
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) awards and prizes (c) volunteer work (d) your siblings’ marks
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) projects you did (d) a long life story
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) a party selfie (c) your passwords (d) made-up marks
21. 21.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) an email ID (d) B.Com first year
22. 22.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) debate club secretary (c) your city and PIN code (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
23. 23.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) projects you did (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
25. 25.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) a website for our club (c) B.Com first year (d) typing 40 words a minute
28. 28.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
31. 31.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a short summary of you
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your bank details (c) skills like typing (d) volunteer work
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) languages you know (d) made-up marks
36. 36.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills

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