Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 431 · 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.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) volunteer work
4. 4.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) an email ID (d) Class 10 board: 88%
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
6. 6.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) projects and activities (c) their parents’ jobs (d) made-up jobs
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) awards and prizes (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your passwords
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
9. 9.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
11. 11.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
15. 15.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) debate club secretary (d) a website for our club
16. 16.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) half a line (c) ten pages (d) one page
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) a party selfie (d) awards and prizes
18. 18.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) debate club secretary (d) a mobile number
19. 19.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
31. 31.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) be ready to explain it (c) deny it (d) change the subject
32. 32.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) skills like typing (c) clubs and activities (d) volunteer work
34. 34.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) debate club secretary
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) your passwords
38. 38.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number

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