Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 931 · 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) skills like typing (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your bank details (c) volunteer work (d) languages you know
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a website for our club (b) eco club member (c) a mobile number (d) a survey of 50 shops
6. 6.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) five fancy fonts
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
9. 9.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
12. 12.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
15. 15.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) your siblings’ marks
18. 18.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) a website for our club (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) Class 10 board: 88%
19. 19.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) nothing at all
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
21. 21.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) one page
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) eco club member (d) basic HTML and CSS
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
25. 25.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) typing 40 words a minute
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) B.Com first year (d) Class 10 board: 88%
28. 28.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) languages you know (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) projects you did
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False

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