Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 461 · 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: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
5. 5.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) school football team (c) a website for our club (d) your city and PIN code
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) skills like typing (c) volunteer work (d) awards and prizes
8. 8.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) school football team
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) projects you did (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
10. 10.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a website for our club (c) debate club secretary (d) your city and PIN code
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie
13. 13.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) volunteer work
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
21. 21.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) clubs and activities (d) your passwords
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) built a rain gauge model (c) an email ID (d) school football team
24. 24.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
25. 25.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
28. 28.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) five pages
30. 30.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) debate club secretary (d) a website for our club
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) clubs and activities
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) skills like typing (c) a long life story (d) languages you know
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) your passwords
36. 36.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
39. 39.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) a long life story

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