Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 346 · 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 goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a mobile number (c) B.Com first year (d) debate club secretary
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) languages you know (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
9. 9.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
10. 10.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) made-up jobs (c) nothing at all (d) their parents’ jobs
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) skills like typing
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
14. 14.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a mobile number (c) an email ID (d) school football team
15. 15.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) one page (d) half a line
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) eco club member (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) basic HTML and CSS
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) languages you know (c) clubs and activities (d) made-up marks
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) projects you did (c) your phone and email (d) your passwords
23. 23.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) B.Com first year (c) eco club member (d) a website for our club
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a website for our club (c) debate club secretary (d) spreadsheets (basic)
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) awards and prizes (c) volunteer work (d) your siblings’ marks
34. 34.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) skills like typing (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) debate club secretary

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