Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 697 · 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) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
2. 2.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) be ready to explain it (c) deny it (d) say it was a joke
3. 3.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) B.Com first year (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) an email ID
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
5. 5.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) your Aadhaar number (d) clubs and activities
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) school and marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your Aadhaar number
8. 8.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a website for our club (d) B.Com first year
9. 9.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) a party selfie (c) your passwords (d) a long life story
17. 17.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a mobile number
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
19. 19.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) B.Com first year (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) built a rain gauge model
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) awards and prizes (d) made-up marks
21. 21.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
23. 23.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
26. 26.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
29. 29.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) debate club secretary (b) eco club member (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a mobile number
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) your passwords
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) half a line (c) ten pages (d) five pages
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) school and marks (c) projects you did (d) volunteer work
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your bank details (c) awards and prizes (d) skills like typing
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story

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