Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 527 · 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) languages you know (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) awards and prizes
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your bank details (c) languages you know (d) your phone and email
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) school and marks
4. 4.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) a website for our club (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) eco club member
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
7. 7.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) five pages
8. 8.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) your city and PIN code (c) school football team (d) a survey of 50 shops
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) a party selfie (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details
12. 12.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) projects you did
14. 14.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
15. 15.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) school football team (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) your city and PIN code
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
18. 18.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) your city and PIN code (c) school football team (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
20. 20.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) volunteer work (c) awards and prizes (d) your passwords
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your bank details
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) projects you did
28. 28.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
30. 30.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) awards and prizes
32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) awards and prizes (c) your phone and email (d) clubs and activities
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
34. 34.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
38. 38.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) your Aadhaar number (d) awards and prizes

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