Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 1 · 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) clubs and activities (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) say it was a joke (c) deny it (d) be ready to explain it
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) eco club member (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a survey of 50 shops
8. 8.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) projects you did
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) projects you did
10. 10.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) school football team (c) a mobile number (d) spreadsheets (basic)
11. 11.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
12. 12.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) tiny handwriting (c) one plain, clear font (d) five fancy fonts
13. 13.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) one page (d) ten pages
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
21. 21.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) debate club secretary
22. 22.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) made-up marks (d) languages you know
25. 25.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) your passwords (d) volunteer work
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a long life story (d) skills like typing
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) built a rain gauge model (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) projects you did (c) awards and prizes (d) made-up marks
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) clubs and activities
40. 40.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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