Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

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

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