Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 775 · 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: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) built a rain gauge model (c) an email ID (d) a survey of 50 shops
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) school and marks (d) your bank details
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your passwords (d) made-up marks
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
7. 7.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) built a rain gauge model (c) an email ID (d) typing 40 words a minute
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) volunteer work (d) your bank details
11. 11.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) projects you did
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) projects you did (d) awards and prizes
16. 16.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your siblings’ marks (c) skills like typing (d) your phone and email
18. 18.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
19. 19.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
25. 25.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
26. 26.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) all bold capitals (c) five fancy fonts (d) one plain, clear font
27. 27.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) be ready to explain it (c) change the subject (d) say it was a joke
28. 28.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
34. 34.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) your phone and email (d) your passwords
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) your city and PIN code (d) spreadsheets (basic)
38. 38.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) B.Com first year (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) debate club secretary (d) your city and PIN code
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) your passwords
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) skills

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