Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 497 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) skills like typing (c) awards and prizes (d) your phone and email
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
5. 5.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) B.Com first year (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) spreadsheets (basic)
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) made-up marks (d) a long life story
7. 7.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) your passwords
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) say it was a joke
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) volunteer work (d) awards and prizes
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
16. 16.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) built a rain gauge model (d) eco club member
17. 17.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your bank details (c) skills like typing (d) projects you did
19. 19.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) all bold capitals
20. 20.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 10 board: 88%
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) projects you did
25. 25.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) your siblings’ marks (d) languages you know
27. 27.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) debate club secretary (d) a mobile number
28. 28.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
32. 32.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) B.Com first year (b) eco club member (c) an email ID (d) spreadsheets (basic)
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) your siblings’ marks
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) projects you did (c) a long life story (d) your siblings’ marks
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a mobile number (b) your city and PIN code (c) eco club member (d) B.Com first year
40. 40.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) ten pages (c) half a line (d) five pages

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