Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 669 · 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 belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) languages you know (d) a party selfie
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) awards and prizes
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) awards and prizes
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) clubs and activities (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) projects you did (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) an email ID (d) spreadsheets (basic)
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) volunteer work (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
11. 11.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your passwords
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) ten pages (c) half a line (d) one page
16. 16.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) school football team (c) your city and PIN code (d) B.Com first year
17. 17.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) B.Com first year
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
19. 19.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a long life story (d) your siblings’ marks
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
22. 22.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a mobile number (c) your city and PIN code (d) debate club secretary
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) projects you did (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a long life story
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) skills like typing (d) made-up marks
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
34. 34.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) an email ID (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 10 board: 88%
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
37. 37.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) nothing at all (c) projects and activities (d) their parents’ jobs
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your passwords (c) awards and prizes (d) volunteer work
40. 40.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026

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