Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 594 · 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: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) a party selfie (d) awards and prizes
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
5. 5.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
7. 7.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) ten pages (c) five pages (d) half a line
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) clubs and activities (c) languages you know (d) your phone and email
9. 9.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) debate club secretary (c) a mobile number (d) typing 40 words a minute
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) school football team (b) a mobile number (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) spreadsheets (basic)
13. 13.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) built a rain gauge model (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a website for our club
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) eco club member (c) a website for our club (d) built a rain gauge model
16. 16.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) a website for our club (c) B.Com first year (d) eco club member
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
22. 22.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) projects and activities (c) their parents’ jobs (d) nothing at all
23. 23.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) clubs and activities (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
24. 24.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) activities (d) projects
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) projects
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) a long life story (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
31. 31.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a full autobiography (c) a school report card (d) a letter of thanks
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) projects you did (c) languages you know (d) awards and prizes
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) skills like typing (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) languages you know (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
38. 38.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 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

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