Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 696 · 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) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) your Aadhaar number
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) your city and PIN code (c) built a rain gauge model (d) B.Com first year
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
7. 7.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a website for our club
16. 16.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a website for our club (b) eco club member (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) your city and PIN code
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) made-up marks (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your siblings’ marks (d) languages you know
22. 22.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your phone and email (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
28. 28.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) be ready to explain it (c) change the subject (d) deny it
29. 29.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a website for our club (c) school football team (d) a mobile number
31. 31.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
33. 33.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) made-up marks
36. 36.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) B.Com first year (c) school football team (d) Class 10 board: 88%
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) clubs and activities (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your bank details (c) skills like typing (d) awards and prizes

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