Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 535 · 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) a long life story (b) awards and prizes (c) made-up marks (d) your Aadhaar number
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
3. 3.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) five pages (d) one page
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) deny it
11. 11.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a mobile number (d) eco club member
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) made-up marks (d) your Aadhaar number
15. 15.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a website for our club (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) B.Com first year
16. 16.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) school football team
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a website for our club (c) your city and PIN code (d) a survey of 50 shops
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
22. 22.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
24. 24.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
26. 26.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) an email ID
27. 27.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) activities
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) skills like typing (d) your bank details
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) languages you know (d) projects you did
32. 32.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a mobile number (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) typing 40 words a minute
33. 33.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) B.Com first year (c) a mobile number (d) eco club member
34. 34.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) an email ID (d) a mobile number
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) skills like typing (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
36. 36.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a letter of thanks (c) a full autobiography (d) a school report card
37. 37.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
39. 39.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects

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