Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 833 · 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.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) five pages (c) ten pages (d) half a line
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
3. 3.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
5. 5.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a website for our club (c) debate club secretary (d) a mobile number
7. 7.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a full autobiography
8. 8.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) five fancy fonts
9. 9.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) your phone and email
10. 10.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
13. 13.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) school football team (d) typing 40 words a minute
14. 14.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) debate club secretary
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
19. 19.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) your city and PIN code (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) built a rain gauge model
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) awards and prizes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) a long life story (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your Aadhaar number
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) awards and prizes (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
25. 25.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your siblings’ marks (c) awards and prizes (d) clubs and activities
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your bank details (c) your phone and email (d) school and marks
32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) school and marks (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
40. 40.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) an email ID (c) B.Com first year (d) eco club member

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