Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 611 · 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.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
2. 2.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) debate club secretary (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) spreadsheets (basic)
3. 3.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
4. 4.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) five pages
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks
7. 7.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) debate club secretary
8. 8.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
10. 10.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) say it was a joke (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your Aadhaar number (c) projects you did (d) volunteer work
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) built a rain gauge model
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) clubs and activities (c) awards and prizes (d) languages you know
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) a website for our club (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) debate club secretary
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) languages you know (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) skills like typing
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
32. 32.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
36. 36.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) B.Com first year (c) built a rain gauge model (d) an email ID
37. 37.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
39. 39.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) your city and PIN code (c) B.Com first year (d) school football team
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details

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