Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 758 · 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) volunteer work (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) your passwords
2. 2.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a letter of thanks (c) a full autobiography (d) a school report card
3. 3.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) volunteer work (d) your siblings’ marks
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) B.Com first year (c) an email ID (d) a mobile number
9. 9.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) debate club secretary (d) basic HTML and CSS
10. 10.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
12. 12.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) your city and PIN code
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) their parents’ jobs
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) awards and prizes (c) skills like typing (d) made-up marks
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) awards and prizes
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) languages you know
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) clubs and activities (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
25. 25.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) skills like typing (c) your bank details (d) a party selfie
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) volunteer work
30. 30.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) be ready to explain it (c) say it was a joke (d) deny it
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
33. 33.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) school and marks
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True

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