Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 306 · 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: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) skills like typing (c) clubs and activities (d) projects you did
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
6. 6.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) skills like typing (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your Aadhaar number
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) awards and prizes (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
13. 13.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) a mobile number (c) school football team (d) typing 40 words a minute
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) nothing at all (c) projects and activities (d) their parents’ jobs
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) all bold capitals (d) five fancy fonts
19. 19.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
20. 20.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a mobile number
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
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) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your passwords
26. 26.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) debate club secretary (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) spreadsheets (basic)
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) volunteer work
29. 29.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) languages you know
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) your bank details
35. 35.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) five pages
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks
37. 37.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) an email ID (d) eco club member
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it

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