Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 712 · 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.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks
2. 2.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) your city and PIN code (d) a mobile number
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
7. 7.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
8. 8.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) your city and PIN code (d) spreadsheets (basic)
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your bank details (c) clubs and activities (d) school and marks
11. 11.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 10 board: 88%
12. 12.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) ten pages
14. 14.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) debate club secretary (c) a mobile number (d) B.Com first year
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) eco club member (c) built a rain gauge model (d) B.Com first year
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) skills like typing
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) awards and prizes
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details
22. 22.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
27. 27.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) eco club member (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) spreadsheets (basic)
28. 28.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) five fancy fonts
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) your phone and email (d) school and marks
30. 30.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) volunteer work
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) languages you know (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your phone and email (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) a long life story (d) languages you know
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) your bank details
37. 37.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) eco club member (c) your city and PIN code (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
38. 38.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) made-up jobs (c) nothing at all (d) their parents’ jobs
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) your siblings’ marks
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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