Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 279 · 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.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
4. 4.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) a long life story (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) made-up marks
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) skills like typing
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) volunteer work
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) your Aadhaar number
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
13. 13.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) projects you did (c) skills like typing (d) volunteer work
16. 16.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) volunteer work (c) skills like typing (d) clubs and activities
19. 19.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) B.Com first year (d) a website for our club
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) volunteer work (d) your phone and email
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) skills like typing (d) your bank details
22. 22.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) an email ID (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 10 board: 88%
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
25. 25.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
29. 29.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) your bank details
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) clubs and activities (c) skills like typing (d) awards and prizes
35. 35.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) say it was a joke (c) deny it (d) be ready to explain it
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) skills

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