Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 316 · 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) clubs and activities (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) your passwords
2. 2.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a short summary of you (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
12. 12.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) school football team (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a mobile number
16. 16.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) debate club secretary
18. 18.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your bank details (c) clubs and activities (d) school and marks
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your bank details (c) awards and prizes (d) volunteer work
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) made-up marks (c) your phone and email (d) awards and prizes
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) made-up marks
26. 26.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) five pages
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
28. 28.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your passwords (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
35. 35.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) B.Com first year (d) eco club member
36. 36.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a website for our club (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a mobile number (d) typing 40 words a minute
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
38. 38.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) a long life story (d) your siblings’ marks
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details

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