Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 623 · 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: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) projects you did (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
3. 3.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
4. 4.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
7. 7.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) your phone and email
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) clubs and activities (d) projects you did
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) a long life story (d) volunteer work
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your passwords (c) languages you know (d) your phone and email
13. 13.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) debate club secretary (d) eco club member
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) school football team (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) made-up marks (c) languages you know (d) school and marks
21. 21.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) made-up jobs (c) nothing at all (d) projects and activities
22. 22.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) debate club secretary (b) a mobile number (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) debate club secretary (d) typing 40 words a minute
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
28. 28.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) ten pages (c) half a line (d) one page
29. 29.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a mobile number (b) B.Com first year (c) eco club member (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) volunteer work (d) your siblings’ marks
32. 32.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) debate club secretary (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) spreadsheets (basic)
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) a long life story (c) clubs and activities (d) languages you know
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
38. 38.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a mobile number (b) school football team (c) B.Com first year (d) spreadsheets (basic)
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) clubs and activities (c) school and marks (d) languages you know
40. 40.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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