Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 659 · 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 goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) B.Com first year (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) eco club member
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) your siblings’ marks
6. 6.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) a party selfie
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) debate club secretary (d) basic HTML and CSS
12. 12.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) your passwords
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
19. 19.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) B.Com first year (d) basic HTML and CSS
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) a long life story (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
22. 22.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
26. 26.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs
27. 27.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
29. 29.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) five pages (d) ten pages
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
36. 36.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
38. 38.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your passwords (d) languages you know
40. 40.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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