Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 108 · 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 goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a website for our club (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) your city and PIN code
2. 2.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) your passwords (d) skills like typing
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) volunteer work (c) made-up marks (d) your bank details
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
9. 9.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a school report card (d) a letter of thanks
11. 11.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) your city and PIN code
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) projects you did (d) your siblings’ marks
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your bank details (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
18. 18.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) half a line
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) projects you did (d) made-up marks
21. 21.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
25. 25.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
26. 26.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
33. 33.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a mobile number (b) B.Com first year (c) school football team (d) spreadsheets (basic)
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) nothing at all
37. 37.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a mobile number (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) eco club member (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) awards and prizes
39. 39.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it

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