Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 555 · 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) projects you did (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) made-up marks (c) skills like typing (d) volunteer work
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) B.Com first year (c) an email ID (d) eco club member
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) skills like typing (c) a long life story (d) awards and prizes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a long life story
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) school and marks
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) an email ID
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
20. 20.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) debate club secretary
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) your Aadhaar number
25. 25.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) your phone and email
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) made-up jobs
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
32. 32.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) eco club member (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) your city and PIN code
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) skills like typing
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your Aadhaar number
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) clubs and activities (d) a party selfie
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) projects you did (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
39. 39.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects

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