Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 591 · 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.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) five pages
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) made-up marks (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
5. 5.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
6. 6.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a letter of thanks
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
9. 9.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
12. 12.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) volunteer work (d) a long life story
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
16. 16.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
17. 17.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your passwords (c) your Aadhaar number (d) made-up marks
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
23. 23.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a mobile number (d) typing 40 words a minute
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) a long life story (c) awards and prizes (d) your phone and email
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) your siblings’ marks (d) projects you did
27. 27.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) built a rain gauge model
28. 28.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) skills like typing
31. 31.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) debate club secretary (d) B.Com first year
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) an email ID (c) debate club secretary (d) a website for our club
36. 36.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) your city and PIN code (d) typing 40 words a minute
37. 37.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) nothing at all
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities

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