Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 73 · 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: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
2. 2.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
5. 5.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) B.Com first year (c) debate club secretary (d) basic HTML and CSS
6. 6.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) deny it
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) projects
8. 8.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) clubs and activities (d) projects you did
9. 9.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) your city and PIN code (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) spreadsheets (basic)
10. 10.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) school football team (c) a website for our club (d) spreadsheets (basic)
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
16. 16.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your siblings’ marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie
20. 20.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) nothing at all
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your Aadhaar number (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) awards and prizes
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) your passwords
27. 27.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your bank details
32. 32.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) five pages (d) one page
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) projects you did (d) made-up marks
36. 36.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) school and marks (c) clubs and activities (d) awards and prizes
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) activities

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