Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 552 · 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 party selfie (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
2. 2.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
5. 5.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) projects
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) awards and prizes (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
12. 12.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
15. 15.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
20. 20.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a website for our club (c) eco club member (d) a survey of 50 shops
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) skills like typing (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
28. 28.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) nothing at all (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) volunteer work (d) made-up marks
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) B.Com first year (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) debate club secretary
32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) projects you did (c) awards and prizes (d) your passwords
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
35. 35.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a website for our club (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) your city and PIN code
36. 36.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) say it was a joke
37. 37.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) a website for our club (c) your city and PIN code (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
39. 39.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) your phone and email

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