Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 626 · 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: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) made-up marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
5. 5.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a letter of thanks (c) a full autobiography (d) a short summary of you
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) activities
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
9. 9.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) nothing at all (d) made-up jobs
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) an email ID (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) your city and PIN code
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) projects you did (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) languages you know (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
16. 16.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) languages you know (c) your siblings’ marks (d) volunteer work
18. 18.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) half a line (c) ten pages (d) one page
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) your passwords
20. 20.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) volunteer work
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
24. 24.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) a party selfie (c) a long life story (d) your Aadhaar number
28. 28.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) built a rain gauge model (c) B.Com first year (d) your city and PIN code
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
30. 30.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) tiny handwriting (d) all bold capitals
31. 31.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
34. 34.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
35. 35.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
39. 39.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) school football team (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
40. 40.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) eco club member (c) a mobile number (d) typing 40 words a minute

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