Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 482 · 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.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 passwords
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) clubs and activities (c) school and marks (d) projects you did
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) B.Com first year (c) an email ID (d) debate club secretary
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) volunteer work
9. 9.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
10. 10.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a website for our club
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) eco club member (d) Class 10 board: 88%
14. 14.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) built a rain gauge model (c) B.Com first year (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
15. 15.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) clubs and activities (d) a long life story
18. 18.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) half a line
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
20. 20.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your phone and email (c) made-up marks (d) your passwords
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) your Aadhaar number
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) your siblings’ marks (d) volunteer work
24. 24.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) projects you did
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
29. 29.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) debate club secretary (d) typing 40 words a minute
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) skills like typing (d) a party selfie
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) made-up marks
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) skills like typing (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) languages you know (d) your passwords
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
36. 36.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) clubs and activities

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