Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 513 · 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 belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) projects you did (d) your passwords
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) a mobile number (c) an email ID (d) typing 40 words a minute
5. 5.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
6. 6.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) clubs and activities (d) a party selfie
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) be ready to explain it (c) deny it (d) say it was a joke
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) a long life story (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your passwords
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) school and marks
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
15. 15.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) five fancy fonts
16. 16.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a long life story (c) languages you know (d) projects you did
18. 18.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
22. 22.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) nothing at all (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) activities (d) projects
24. 24.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) projects you did (c) school and marks (d) languages you know
27. 27.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a mobile number (b) built a rain gauge model (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) debate club secretary
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
33. 33.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) eco club member (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) B.Com first year
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) skills like typing (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) awards and prizes (d) clubs and activities
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a long life story
38. 38.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a mobile number (d) eco club member

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