Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 998 · 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.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
3. 3.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) an email ID (c) eco club member (d) B.Com first year
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes
6. 6.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) built a rain gauge model (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) debate club secretary
7. 7.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) school football team (c) an email ID (d) your city and PIN code
8. 8.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) an email ID
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) a long life story (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
15. 15.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
18. 18.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) tiny handwriting (c) one plain, clear font (d) five fancy fonts
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) debate club secretary (d) school football team
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks
24. 24.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) five pages (d) half a line
25. 25.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
27. 27.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) awards and prizes (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
31. 31.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
34. 34.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) nothing at all (d) made-up jobs
35. 35.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) eco club member (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) B.Com first year
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) skills like typing (d) made-up marks
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) made-up marks
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) awards and prizes
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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