Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 331 · 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) your bank details (b) projects you did (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a long life story
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) a party selfie (c) a long life story (d) your Aadhaar number
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) awards and prizes (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your passwords (c) clubs and activities (d) skills like typing
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) five pages (d) one page
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) skills like typing (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your passwords (d) languages you know
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) projects you did (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
13. 13.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) built a rain gauge model
14. 14.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a website for our club (c) eco club member (d) a mobile number
15. 15.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) an email ID (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) basic HTML and CSS
16. 16.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) B.Com first year (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a survey of 50 shops
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
18. 18.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) your Aadhaar number (d) projects you did
21. 21.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) Class 10 board: 88%
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) skills like typing
23. 23.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) your bank details
30. 30.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a long life story
33. 33.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) be ready to explain it (d) change the subject
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) a long life story
35. 35.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a mobile number (b) B.Com first year (c) eco club member (d) spreadsheets (basic)
37. 37.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks

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