Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 872 · 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) ten pages (c) half a line (d) five pages
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) skills like typing (d) a long life story
5. 5.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a survey of 50 shops
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) a party selfie
9. 9.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
12. 12.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) eco club member (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) a survey of 50 shops
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) made-up marks (c) clubs and activities (d) volunteer work
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
18. 18.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) projects you did (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) five fancy fonts
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
25. 25.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
28. 28.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) B.Com first year (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) spreadsheets (basic)
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) your phone and email
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) activities
31. 31.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) debate club secretary (c) an email ID (d) a website for our club
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) skills like typing (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) a party selfie (c) awards and prizes (d) your phone and email

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