Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 934 · 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: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) awards and prizes (d) your passwords
3. 3.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) built a rain gauge model (c) B.Com first year (d) an email ID
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) projects you did (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) languages you know (c) a party selfie (d) your phone and email
11. 11.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) built a rain gauge model (d) your city and PIN code
12. 12.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) five pages
13. 13.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) nothing at all
14. 14.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) school football team
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) skills like typing (d) a party selfie
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) volunteer work (d) your bank details
18. 18.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) school football team (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) your city and PIN code
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) volunteer work (d) your siblings’ marks
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
22. 22.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a survey of 50 shops
25. 25.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) deny it (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
28. 28.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a website for our club (d) basic HTML and CSS
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
31. 31.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
32. 32.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) eco club member
36. 36.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
40. 40.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) an email ID (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) built a rain gauge model

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