Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

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

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