Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 589 · 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.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) languages you know (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your passwords
3. 3.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) projects
5. 5.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
6. 6.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) debate club secretary (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a survey of 50 shops
7. 7.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a website for our club (c) debate club secretary (d) an email ID
8. 8.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) projects you did (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
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 belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) awards and prizes (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
14. 14.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) an email ID (d) B.Com first year
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
19. 19.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) your city and PIN code (d) a website for our club
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
25. 25.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your passwords (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your phone and email (c) languages you know (d) projects you did
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
32. 32.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) an email ID
33. 33.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) built a rain gauge model (d) eco club member
34. 34.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) school football team (c) B.Com first year (d) basic HTML and CSS
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
36. 36.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) projects you did (c) languages you know (d) made-up marks
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) five pages

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