Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 311 · 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) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) volunteer work (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) a long life story (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
5. 5.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) eco club member (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) an email ID
6. 6.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) B.Com first year (c) a website for our club (d) debate club secretary
10. 10.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
11. 11.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) skills like typing (d) a long life story
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) volunteer work (d) awards and prizes
17. 17.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your phone and email
21. 21.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) eco club member (c) a mobile number (d) built a rain gauge model
22. 22.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a website for our club (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) eco club member (d) debate club secretary
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) languages you know (d) made-up marks
24. 24.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
27. 27.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
34. 34.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) school football team (d) your city and PIN code
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) projects you did (d) your siblings’ marks
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) five pages
38. 38.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) awards and prizes
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it

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