Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 916 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) clubs and activities (c) your phone and email (d) skills like typing
2. 2.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) eco club member (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) B.Com first year
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) skills like typing (d) your siblings’ marks
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) built a rain gauge model
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) school and marks (c) made-up marks (d) your Aadhaar number
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
14. 14.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) an email ID (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a survey of 50 shops
17. 17.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) languages you know
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
20. 20.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) five pages
21. 21.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) an email ID (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) spreadsheets (basic)
22. 22.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) awards and prizes (d) made-up marks
24. 24.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) your bank details
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) your Aadhaar number
28. 28.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
30. 30.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
33. 33.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) nothing at all (d) projects and activities
35. 35.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) debate club secretary (d) a website for our club
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) awards and prizes (d) made-up marks
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) say it was a joke

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