Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 106 · 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.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
2. 2.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
4. 4.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) projects and activities (c) their parents’ jobs (d) made-up jobs
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) projects you did
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) spreadsheets (basic)
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
17. 17.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
19. 19.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) debate club secretary (d) B.Com first year
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your passwords
24. 24.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) your city and PIN code (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 10 board: 88%
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) activities
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) made-up marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) skills like typing (c) clubs and activities (d) a long life story
29. 29.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a website for our club (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) B.Com first year
31. 31.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
34. 34.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) awards and prizes (c) your phone and email (d) your passwords
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details

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