Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 377 · 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 should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
2. 2.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) eco club member (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) one plain, clear font
11. 11.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) five pages (d) ten pages
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
13. 13.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) B.Com first year (c) school football team (d) a mobile number
14. 14.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a full autobiography
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
21. 21.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
22. 22.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) B.Com first year (c) a mobile number (d) a survey of 50 shops
23. 23.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) a party selfie
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) clubs and activities
27. 27.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) a website for our club (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) school football team
29. 29.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) built a rain gauge model (c) your city and PIN code (d) Class 10 board: 88%
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
33. 33.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) debate club secretary (c) an email ID (d) a mobile number
34. 34.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) debate club secretary (c) an email ID (d) spreadsheets (basic)
35. 35.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) volunteer work
37. 37.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) their parents’ jobs
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) projects you did (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) awards and prizes (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your Aadhaar number
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) your bank details

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