Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 805 · 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.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) projects you did (c) volunteer work (d) awards and prizes
3. 3.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a letter of thanks
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) debate club secretary (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) B.Com first year
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
8. 8.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) one plain, clear font (d) all bold capitals
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
11. 11.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) projects you did (c) skills like typing (d) made-up marks
15. 15.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) five pages (d) ten pages
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) clubs and activities
17. 17.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) B.Com first year (d) a survey of 50 shops
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) languages you know (c) clubs and activities (d) a party selfie
22. 22.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a website for our club (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a mobile number (d) school football team
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) volunteer work (d) your bank details
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a website for our club (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) built a rain gauge model
33. 33.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a website for our club (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) eco club member (d) your city and PIN code
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
36. 36.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) your bank details
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) awards and prizes (c) school and marks (d) skills like typing
40. 40.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True

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