Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 774 · 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 passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a full autobiography
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) projects you did (c) clubs and activities (d) school and marks
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) volunteer work
10. 10.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) eco club member
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) skills like typing (c) your siblings’ marks (d) made-up marks
12. 12.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
13. 13.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your phone and email (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) debate club secretary (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
17. 17.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) one page
20. 20.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a survey of 50 shops
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
25. 25.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
27. 27.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) debate club secretary (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) built a rain gauge model
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) a long life story (d) skills like typing
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) projects you did
33. 33.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) an email ID (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) B.Com first year
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) languages you know (d) made-up marks
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) awards and prizes (d) your passwords
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) languages you know (c) a long life story (d) awards and prizes

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