Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 71 · 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 passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) projects you did (c) made-up marks (d) awards and prizes
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) skills like typing
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
5. 5.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) projects you did (d) your siblings’ marks
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
10. 10.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a mobile number (c) B.Com first year (d) basic HTML and CSS
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) a long life story (d) skills like typing
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
14. 14.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a mobile number
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) projects you did (c) clubs and activities (d) skills like typing
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your passwords (c) school and marks (d) your phone and email
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
19. 19.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) an email ID (c) debate club secretary (d) basic HTML and CSS
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) awards and prizes (d) your bank details
21. 21.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
22. 22.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) B.Com first year (d) an email ID
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your phone and email (c) languages you know (d) your passwords
25. 25.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) nothing at all
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
28. 28.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
30. 30.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
36. 36.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) five pages (d) half a line
37. 37.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) eco club member (d) a survey of 50 shops
38. 38.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) education

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