Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 944 · 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: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) school football team (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) an email ID
3. 3.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your bank details (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) projects you did
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) projects you did (c) clubs and activities (d) school and marks
8. 8.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) half a line
9. 9.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
12. 12.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) be ready to explain it (c) change the subject (d) deny it
13. 13.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) built a rain gauge model (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) a website for our club
14. 14.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) clubs and activities (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
17. 17.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) their parents’ jobs (c) nothing at all (d) made-up jobs
21. 21.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) a mobile number (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) B.Com first year
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
23. 23.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
26. 26.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) your phone and email
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) your Aadhaar number
29. 29.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) built a rain gauge model (d) your city and PIN code
39. 39.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email

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