Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 782 · 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.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) your siblings’ marks (d) school and marks
4. 4.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) languages you know (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
6. 6.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) a website for our club (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a survey of 50 shops
7. 7.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you
10. 10.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) ten pages
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) clubs and activities (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) volunteer work (d) skills like typing
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks
14. 14.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) your Aadhaar number
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
17. 17.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) your city and PIN code (c) debate club secretary (d) B.Com first year
18. 18.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) your city and PIN code (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) Class 10 board: 88%
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) projects you did (d) a long life story
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) skills like typing
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.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) skills like typing (d) a party selfie
30. 30.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) skills like typing (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
34. 34.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) built a rain gauge model (d) your city and PIN code
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) projects you did (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your siblings’ marks (c) volunteer work (d) awards and prizes
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) awards and prizes
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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