Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 992 · 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 of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) a long life story (c) volunteer work (d) projects you did
2. 2.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) clubs and activities (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
4. 4.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) school football team
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
9. 9.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your Aadhaar number (c) skills like typing (d) your phone and email
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) school and marks
12. 12.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) ten pages (d) one page
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) languages you know
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) eco club member (c) a mobile number (d) school football team
21. 21.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) a mobile number (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) school football team
22. 22.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) tiny handwriting (c) one plain, clear font (d) five fancy fonts
23. 23.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) a long life story (c) projects you did (d) awards and prizes
26. 26.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) school football team (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a website for our club
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) built a rain gauge model (d) eco club member
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) languages you know (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
38. 38.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) awards and prizes (d) your passwords

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