Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 849 · 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) five pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) ten pages
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
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.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) languages you know (c) made-up marks (d) your bank details
9. 9.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) an email ID (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) projects you did (c) your siblings’ marks (d) school and marks
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) clubs and activities (d) a party selfie
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
16. 16.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
17. 17.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
19. 19.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) awards and prizes (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) projects you did (d) your passwords
23. 23.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) built a rain gauge model (c) B.Com first year (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) volunteer work (d) your bank details
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) skills like typing (c) made-up marks (d) languages you know
27. 27.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) projects you did (c) a long life story (d) your siblings’ marks
29. 29.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a website for our club (d) eco club member
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
33. 33.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) school football team (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) debate club secretary
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) a long life story
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
39. 39.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks

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