Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 456 · 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: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) awards and prizes (c) school and marks (d) your passwords
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) awards and prizes (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
5. 5.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a short summary of you
6. 6.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) skills like typing
7. 7.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) built a rain gauge model (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) spreadsheets (basic)
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
10. 10.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) skills like typing (c) volunteer work (d) your siblings’ marks
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
14. 14.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) their parents’ jobs
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your phone and email (c) your siblings’ marks (d) languages you know
16. 16.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) your Aadhaar number
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
21. 21.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
23. 23.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) five pages (d) half a line
24. 24.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) a website for our club (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) basic HTML and CSS
25. 25.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
28. 28.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) B.Com first year (c) a mobile number (d) built a rain gauge model
29. 29.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a website for our club (b) an email ID (c) debate club secretary (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
31. 31.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) change the subject (c) deny it (d) say it was a joke
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
33. 33.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) languages you know (c) volunteer work (d) made-up marks
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
38. 38.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) built a rain gauge model (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) school football team
39. 39.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) spreadsheets (basic)
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects

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