Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 771 · 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) volunteer work (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) school and marks
2. 2.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
4. 4.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) volunteer work (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
8. 8.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a long life story (c) awards and prizes (d) volunteer work
11. 11.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you
12. 12.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) languages you know (c) made-up marks (d) your passwords
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 is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
17. 17.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your phone and email (d) clubs and activities
22. 22.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
23. 23.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a mobile number (b) an email ID (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) your city and PIN code
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) your passwords
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
26. 26.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) debate club secretary (c) a mobile number (d) school football team
27. 27.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) deny it (c) be ready to explain it (d) say it was a joke
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your siblings’ marks (c) clubs and activities (d) languages you know
29. 29.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
33. 33.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your phone and email (c) a long life story (d) your bank details
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) made-up marks
39. 39.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) five fancy fonts
40. 40.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True

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