Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 818 · 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) made-up marks (b) languages you know (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
2. 2.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) an email ID (d) debate club secretary
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) your city and PIN code (d) built a rain gauge model
6. 6.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) your city and PIN code (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) typing 40 words a minute
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
8. 8.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) their parents’ jobs (c) made-up jobs (d) projects and activities
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
12. 12.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your phone and email (c) awards and prizes (d) clubs and activities
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) awards and prizes (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) eco club member
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
21. 21.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
23. 23.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) school football team (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) spreadsheets (basic)
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) volunteer work (d) your siblings’ marks
28. 28.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) your phone and email (d) skills like typing
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
32. 32.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
34. 34.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) your city and PIN code (c) B.Com first year (d) a mobile number
36. 36.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your siblings’ marks (c) languages you know (d) skills like typing
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) five fancy fonts

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