Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 565 · 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 goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a mobile number (d) your city and PIN code
2. 2.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) a long life story (c) languages you know (d) school and marks
7. 7.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) an email ID (c) eco club member (d) built a rain gauge model
8. 8.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) clubs and activities
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) awards and prizes (c) school and marks (d) clubs and activities
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) school football team (d) a website for our club
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a website for our club (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) school football team (d) B.Com first year
16. 16.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you
17. 17.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a mobile number (d) B.Com first year
18. 18.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
20. 20.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) projects you did (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) your passwords
24. 24.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) basic HTML and CSS
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
27. 27.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) awards and prizes (d) your bank details
29. 29.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) five pages
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) skills like typing (c) a long life story (d) your siblings’ marks
31. 31.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) projects and activities (c) their parents’ jobs (d) made-up jobs
32. 32.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) languages you know (d) a long life story
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your passwords
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) spreadsheets (basic)
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) your passwords

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