Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 567 · 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) awards and prizes (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
3. 3.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) built a rain gauge model (d) B.Com first year
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) volunteer work (d) projects you did
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
11. 11.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
15. 15.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a website for our club (d) an email ID
16. 16.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) eco club member (b) a website for our club (c) B.Com first year (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
19. 19.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) school and marks (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a website for our club (d) spreadsheets (basic)
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) your phone and email
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) projects you did
29. 29.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) their parents’ jobs (c) nothing at all (d) made-up jobs
30. 30.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) five pages
32. 32.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
35. 35.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) debate club secretary (d) a survey of 50 shops
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) awards and prizes (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
39. 39.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
40. 40.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True

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