Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 772 · 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.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) B.Com first year
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) projects you did (c) skills like typing (d) clubs and activities
6. 6.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a full autobiography
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) projects you did (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
9. 9.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) a long life story
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
12. 12.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) eco club member (d) a website for our club
14. 14.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) B.Com first year (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) languages you know (d) awards and prizes
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
18. 18.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) five pages
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) your Aadhaar number
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) tiny handwriting
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
24. 24.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
26. 26.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) a website for our club (d) eco club member
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) languages you know (c) your Aadhaar number (d) skills like typing
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your phone and email (d) your passwords
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) skills like typing
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) your phone and email
32. 32.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) volunteer work
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) skills like typing (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) skills like typing (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
37. 37.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) your city and PIN code (d) typing 40 words a minute
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it

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