Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 465 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
3. 3.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) volunteer work
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) skills like typing (d) your bank details
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
8. 8.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) built a rain gauge model (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) debate club secretary
9. 9.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a website for our club (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a mobile number
10. 10.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a website for our club (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your phone and email (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
16. 16.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
19. 19.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) one page (d) half a line
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) languages you know (d) volunteer work
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) basic HTML and CSS
29. 29.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) nothing at all
32. 32.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a short summary of you (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) made-up marks (d) clubs and activities
37. 37.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) an email ID (d) a survey of 50 shops
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) projects you did
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) skills like typing (d) your passwords

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