Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 491 · 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) volunteer work (b) your passwords (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
2. 2.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
3. 3.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
6. 6.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) eco club member (c) school football team (d) an email ID
9. 9.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) one page (d) ten pages
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your bank details (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
11. 11.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) clubs and activities (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
16. 16.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
19. 19.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) eco club member (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a website for our club
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) clubs and activities
23. 23.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
26. 26.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) awards and prizes
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) skills like typing (d) a long life story
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
32. 32.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) your city and PIN code (c) a website for our club (d) B.Com first year
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
36. 36.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a mobile number (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a website for our club (d) typing 40 words a minute
37. 37.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a school report card (d) a letter of thanks
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) say it was a joke
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it

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