Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 633 · 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.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) a long life story
5. 5.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) clubs and activities (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
10. 10.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) awards and prizes (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) volunteer work (d) your siblings’ marks
13. 13.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) languages you know (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your phone and email
18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) volunteer work (c) awards and prizes (d) your phone and email
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
20. 20.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
21. 21.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) a long life story (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) made-up marks (d) clubs and activities
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) languages you know (d) your passwords
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
30. 30.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) an email ID (c) a website for our club (d) school football team
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) awards and prizes
32. 32.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) clubs and activities (c) made-up marks (d) volunteer work
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) debate club secretary
38. 38.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) your passwords
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) education

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