Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 786 · 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) awards and prizes (b) your passwords (c) your phone and email (d) school and marks
2. 2.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 10 board: 88%
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) projects you did
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) an email ID
9. 9.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a mobile number (c) eco club member (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) school football team
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) languages you know
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
17. 17.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) say it was a joke
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) skills like typing (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
21. 21.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) eco club member
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) languages you know (c) your phone and email (d) volunteer work
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) awards and prizes (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
29. 29.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) five pages
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) a long life story (d) skills like typing
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) made-up marks
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) projects you did
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) debate club secretary
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) a long life story

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