Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 438 · 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: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) projects you did (c) languages you know (d) your Aadhaar number
3. 3.📄 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) change the subject (d) deny it
4. 4.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a mobile number (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) eco club member
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
6. 6.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
10. 10.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) debate club secretary (c) a mobile number (d) school football team
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) projects you did
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) your siblings’ marks
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
15. 15.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) your city and PIN code
16. 16.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) nothing at all (d) projects and activities
17. 17.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) your city and PIN code (d) built a rain gauge model
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) volunteer work
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) awards and prizes (c) a long life story (d) languages you know
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) clubs and activities (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) a long life story
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your passwords (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) your bank details
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) languages you know (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your phone and email (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
28. 28.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) awards and prizes (d) languages you know
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
32. 32.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) debate club secretary (c) your city and PIN code (d) B.Com first year
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your bank details
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a website for our club (d) your city and PIN code
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) languages you know (c) projects you did (d) skills like typing
40. 40.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True

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