Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 875 · 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 of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
3. 3.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) projects you did (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
6. 6.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) all bold capitals (c) five fancy fonts (d) one plain, clear font
7. 7.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) an email ID (d) debate club secretary
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) projects
9. 9.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) made-up jobs (c) nothing at all (d) projects and activities
10. 10.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” 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) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) a long life story
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) awards and prizes (d) volunteer work
15. 15.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
20. 20.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) your bank details
22. 22.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) a website for our club (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) typing 40 words a minute
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) built a rain gauge model (c) B.Com first year (d) school football team
25. 25.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
29. 29.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) awards and prizes
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
32. 32.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) your Aadhaar number (d) projects you did
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
36. 36.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) typing 40 words a minute
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your bank details

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