Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 809 · 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.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) their parents’ jobs (c) made-up jobs (d) nothing at all
6. 6.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) built a rain gauge model
7. 7.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a mobile number (d) an email ID
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) your city and PIN code (c) debate club secretary (d) built a rain gauge model
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) projects you did
14. 14.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
15. 15.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) an email ID
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
18. 18.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a long life story
20. 20.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) an email ID (d) a survey of 50 shops
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) made-up marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
23. 23.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
25. 25.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) made-up marks
27. 27.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) your siblings’ marks (d) languages you know
29. 29.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) debate club secretary
30. 30.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
31. 31.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) B.Com first year (b) eco club member (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) an email ID
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
33. 33.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) a website for our club (d) eco club member
34. 34.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) volunteer work (d) your siblings’ marks
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) clubs and activities (c) your phone and email (d) volunteer work
39. 39.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a long life story (d) your passwords

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