Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 601 · 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: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) ten pages (c) half a line (d) five pages
3. 3.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) clubs and activities
7. 7.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) skills like typing (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
11. 11.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) clubs and activities
15. 15.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your Aadhaar number (c) made-up marks (d) your bank details
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) volunteer work
18. 18.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) a long life story
20. 20.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) your city and PIN code (c) an email ID (d) built a rain gauge model
21. 21.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a full autobiography
23. 23.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) skills like typing
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) projects you did (d) made-up marks
26. 26.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) activities
30. 30.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) a website for our club (c) B.Com first year (d) typing 40 words a minute
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) clubs and activities
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) clubs and activities
33. 33.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) eco club member (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a mobile number (d) basic HTML and CSS
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your passwords (d) a long life story
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
36. 36.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) your passwords
40. 40.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False

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