Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 695 · 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: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
2. 2.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) eco club member (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) built a rain gauge model
3. 3.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
4. 4.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) tiny handwriting
6. 6.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) B.Com first year (c) built a rain gauge model (d) school football team
7. 7.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) eco club member (d) your city and PIN code
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) a party selfie (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) awards and prizes
13. 13.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) awards and prizes (c) skills like typing (d) your passwords
15. 15.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) a party selfie
18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) clubs and activities (d) made-up marks
19. 19.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) clubs and activities (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
21. 21.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) your phone and email
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
25. 25.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
27. 27.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) change the subject (c) deny it (d) say it was a joke
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) your Aadhaar number (d) awards and prizes
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) school and marks (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie
31. 31.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
37. 37.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a website for our club (c) an email ID (d) eco club member
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) skills like typing
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) your phone and email

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