Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 66 · 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.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
5. 5.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) B.Com first year (c) eco club member (d) typing 40 words a minute
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) your siblings’ marks
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
10. 10.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) deny it (d) be ready to explain it
11. 11.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your passwords (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
14. 14.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) your city and PIN code (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) B.Com first year
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
23. 23.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) school football team (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) clubs and activities
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) volunteer work (d) your bank details
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) awards and prizes
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) awards and prizes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) awards and prizes (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) clubs and activities
37. 37.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) five pages (c) ten pages (d) half a line
38. 38.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) your city and PIN code (d) B.Com first year
39. 39.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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