Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 885 · 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 Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) projects you did
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
3. 3.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) school football team (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
6. 6.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) deny it
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
8. 8.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
9. 9.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) your city and PIN code
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) awards and prizes (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a long life story
12. 12.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) debate club secretary (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) skills like typing (d) your passwords
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
21. 21.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a long life story (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
22. 22.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) languages you know (d) your passwords
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) a long life story
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
29. 29.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a website for our club (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a mobile number (d) B.Com first year
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) made-up marks
33. 33.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
37. 37.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) your city and PIN code (c) debate club secretary (d) typing 40 words a minute
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) awards and prizes
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills

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