Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 682 · 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.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
4. 4.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a website for our club (c) debate club secretary (d) a mobile number
6. 6.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) school football team (d) built a rain gauge model
7. 7.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a website for our club (c) a mobile number (d) built a rain gauge model
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) awards and prizes
9. 9.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a mobile number (d) Class 10 board: 88%
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) projects and activities (c) their parents’ jobs (d) nothing at all
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
20. 20.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) B.Com first year (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a mobile number
21. 21.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a website for our club
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) projects you did (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your phone and email (c) a long life story (d) your siblings’ marks
26. 26.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) eco club member
27. 27.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
30. 30.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) languages you know (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) languages you know
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) volunteer work (c) languages you know (d) your phone and email
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) school and marks
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) a long life story (d) your Aadhaar number
37. 37.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) one page
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
39. 39.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
40. 40.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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