Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 533 · 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.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) change the subject
2. 2.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) nothing at all (d) projects and activities
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) your siblings’ marks
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) awards and prizes (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
7. 7.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) built a rain gauge model (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
8. 8.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your passwords (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
11. 11.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) your Aadhaar number
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) a long life story
17. 17.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) debate club secretary (c) an email ID (d) a website for our club
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) tiny handwriting (c) one plain, clear font (d) five fancy fonts
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
24. 24.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) five pages
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
34. 34.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a mobile number
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) clubs and activities (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your passwords
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) projects you did (d) your bank details

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