Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 619 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) languages you know (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
5. 5.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
8. 8.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) Class 10 board: 88%
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) skills like typing (d) awards and prizes
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a website for our club (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) eco club member
15. 15.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) be ready to explain it (c) change the subject (d) deny it
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) clubs and activities (d) a party selfie
18. 18.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) half a line
20. 20.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) your city and PIN code (c) debate club secretary (d) eco club member
22. 22.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a short summary of you (c) a full autobiography (d) a school report card
23. 23.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
25. 25.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
26. 26.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) a mobile number (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) typing 40 words a minute
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your phone and email (c) awards and prizes (d) languages you know
30. 30.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) nothing at all (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs
31. 31.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a website for our club (c) an email ID (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) volunteer work (c) skills like typing (d) your phone and email
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) volunteer work (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities
37. 37.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a mobile number
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your phone and email (c) skills like typing (d) your passwords
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) your phone and email
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects

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