Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 845 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) volunteer work (c) made-up marks (d) your Aadhaar number
3. 3.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a website for our club (b) eco club member (c) your city and PIN code (d) typing 40 words a minute
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
8. 8.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a school report card (d) a letter of thanks
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) clubs and activities
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) a long life story (c) languages you know (d) skills like typing
12. 12.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) projects you did (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) built a rain gauge model (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) B.Com first year
16. 16.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) an email ID (d) Class 10 board: 88%
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) skills like typing (c) languages you know (d) your phone and email
19. 19.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a mobile number (c) an email ID (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) awards and prizes
23. 23.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
24. 24.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) skills like typing (d) projects you did
29. 29.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) ten pages (d) one page
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) school and marks (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your siblings’ marks (c) clubs and activities (d) volunteer work
33. 33.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
34. 34.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a website for our club (c) an email ID (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) skills like typing (d) a party selfie
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) clubs and activities
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
39. 39.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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