Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 403 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
2. 2.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) B.Com first year (c) a website for our club (d) an email ID
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
4. 4.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) clubs and activities
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) made-up jobs (c) nothing at all (d) their parents’ jobs
9. 9.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a website for our club (d) an email ID
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) awards and prizes
12. 12.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) deny it (d) be ready to explain it
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
15. 15.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) B.Com first year (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) debate club secretary
16. 16.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your phone and email (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
19. 19.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) your Aadhaar number (d) awards and prizes
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) languages you know (d) volunteer work
24. 24.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) eco club member (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) typing 40 words a minute
25. 25.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) projects you did (c) your Aadhaar number (d) skills like typing
27. 27.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
33. 33.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) an email ID (c) debate club secretary (d) typing 40 words a minute
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
35. 35.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) eco club member (d) basic HTML and CSS
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) skills like typing
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) awards and prizes

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