Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 900 · 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 should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) skills like typing (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
2. 2.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) nothing at all (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs
3. 3.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
4. 4.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) one page (d) half a line
5. 5.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) a long life story (d) skills like typing
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) a long life story (d) languages you know
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
9. 9.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) awards and prizes (c) made-up marks (d) clubs and activities
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) a long life story (c) volunteer work (d) languages you know
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) your passwords
15. 15.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) a website for our club (c) built a rain gauge model (d) an email ID
16. 16.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) volunteer work (c) awards and prizes (d) made-up marks
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) projects you did (c) skills like typing (d) your bank details
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your siblings’ marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
21. 21.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) made-up marks
24. 24.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a website for our club (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) spreadsheets (basic)
25. 25.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) debate club secretary (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) B.Com first year (c) built a rain gauge model (d) debate club secretary
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
35. 35.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) a party selfie (d) volunteer work
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your bank details (c) projects you did (d) volunteer work
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) projects you did
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
40. 40.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True

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