Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 701 · 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.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) five pages
2. 2.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) projects and activities (c) their parents’ jobs (d) made-up jobs
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) made-up marks
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) projects you did
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
8. 8.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) typing 40 words a minute
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
10. 10.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) languages you know (d) made-up marks
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) your passwords
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) school and marks (c) projects you did (d) made-up marks
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) clubs and activities (c) awards and prizes (d) languages you know
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
19. 19.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a letter of thanks (c) a full autobiography (d) a school report card
20. 20.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) languages you know (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
26. 26.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a mobile number (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
28. 28.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) an email ID (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) built a rain gauge model
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
30. 30.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
31. 31.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
38. 38.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) awards and prizes
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks

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