Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 648 · 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.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) clubs and activities (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
3. 3.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a letter of thanks
4. 4.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) ten pages
8. 8.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) all bold capitals (d) five fancy fonts
9. 9.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
13. 13.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
15. 15.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) B.Com first year (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) an email ID
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) made-up marks (c) awards and prizes (d) volunteer work
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
19. 19.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) an email ID (d) B.Com first year
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) your phone and email (d) your passwords
21. 21.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) your Aadhaar number (d) projects you did
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) projects you did (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
30. 30.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) your city and PIN code (d) a mobile number
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your passwords (c) clubs and activities (d) languages you know
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your phone and email (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
34. 34.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) a mobile number (d) built a rain gauge model
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) languages you know (d) your Aadhaar number
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
40. 40.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True

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