Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 749 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) awards and prizes (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) awards and prizes
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie
8. 8.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a website for our club (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) your city and PIN code
9. 9.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) typing 40 words a minute
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
11. 11.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
12. 12.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) B.Com first year (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) school football team
13. 13.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a mobile number (d) eco club member
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your bank details (c) skills like typing (d) languages you know
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) school and marks (c) your passwords (d) volunteer work
18. 18.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) clubs and activities (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
22. 22.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) debate club secretary (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) B.Com first year (d) a survey of 50 shops
23. 23.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
27. 27.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) built a rain gauge model
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your siblings’ marks (c) volunteer work (d) school and marks
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) your phone and email
32. 32.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) school football team (d) debate club secretary
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
38. 38.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
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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