Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 627 · 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.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
4. 4.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) built a rain gauge model (c) debate club secretary (d) your city and PIN code
5. 5.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
7. 7.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
11. 11.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
12. 12.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) debate club secretary (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) your city and PIN code (d) school football team
13. 13.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) an email ID (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) built a rain gauge model
16. 16.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) languages you know
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) clubs and activities (c) languages you know (d) awards and prizes
21. 21.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) school football team (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) a mobile number
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
23. 23.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) their parents’ jobs (c) made-up jobs (d) projects and activities
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) projects you did (c) languages you know (d) made-up marks
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) your Aadhaar number
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
31. 31.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) school football team (b) a mobile number (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a website for our club
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) school and marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
36. 36.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) five pages (d) half a line
37. 37.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) your passwords
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) projects

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