Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 930 · 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.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
3. 3.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) debate club secretary (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) an email ID (d) built a rain gauge model
4. 4.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
5. 5.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) volunteer work (c) awards and prizes (d) skills like typing
8. 8.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a survey of 50 shops
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) a long life story (c) school and marks (d) clubs and activities
13. 13.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “a long life story” 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) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) school and marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
21. 21.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) debate club secretary (d) school football team
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) skills like typing (c) made-up marks (d) projects you did
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
24. 24.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) ten pages (c) half a line (d) one page
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) clubs and activities (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) your siblings’ marks (d) volunteer work
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
29. 29.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
30. 30.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) made-up marks (d) awards and prizes
33. 33.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) B.Com first year (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) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) skills like typing (c) your passwords (d) a long life story
36. 36.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) a mobile number (c) school football team (d) Class 10 board: 88%
37. 37.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) a website for our club (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) basic HTML and CSS
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
40. 40.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True

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