Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 746 · 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.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) tiny handwriting (c) one plain, clear font (d) five fancy fonts
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
5. 5.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your phone and email (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) projects you did (c) volunteer work (d) clubs and activities
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
12. 12.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 10 board: 88%
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) a long life story (d) volunteer work
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) one page (d) half a line
19. 19.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) say it was a joke (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
20. 20.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) languages you know (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) a mobile number (c) B.Com first year (d) typing 40 words a minute
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) made-up marks
26. 26.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) languages you know (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
28. 28.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) B.Com first year (c) school football team (d) built a rain gauge model
32. 32.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
35. 35.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) clubs and activities (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
38. 38.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) awards and prizes (c) skills like typing (d) clubs and activities
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details

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