Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 450 · 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: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) school and marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your passwords
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) your passwords
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) volunteer work (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) a party selfie
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your bank details (c) volunteer work (d) languages you know
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
12. 12.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) five pages
13. 13.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) school football team (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) debate club secretary
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) B.Com first year (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) your city and PIN code
16. 16.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) awards and prizes (c) projects you did (d) your siblings’ marks
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
22. 22.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
27. 27.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) debate club secretary
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) nothing at all (d) made-up jobs
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details
34. 34.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) debate club secretary (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) Class 10 board: 88%
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) skills like typing (d) a party selfie
36. 36.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
40. 40.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False

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