Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 622 · 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: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your passwords (c) languages you know (d) volunteer work
3. 3.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
6. 6.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) a mobile number (c) an email ID (d) Class 10 board: 88%
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) your city and PIN code (c) debate club secretary (d) a website for our club
9. 9.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) one page (d) ten pages
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) B.Com first year (c) an email ID (d) built a rain gauge model
13. 13.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) an email ID (d) school football team
14. 14.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a short summary of you (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your phone and email (d) your passwords
17. 17.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
21. 21.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your bank details (c) volunteer work (d) clubs and activities
22. 22.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) eco club member (c) a mobile number (d) a website for our club
23. 23.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) made-up marks (d) a long life story
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) a party selfie
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) clubs and activities (c) languages you know (d) projects you did
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks
31. 31.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) made-up marks (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
36. 36.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) a party selfie (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
40. 40.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) eco club member

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