Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 118 · 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.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) skills like typing
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a full autobiography
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
6. 6.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) a long life story (c) awards and prizes (d) your phone and email
8. 8.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) ten pages
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) skills like typing
10. 10.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) eco club member (b) a website for our club (c) B.Com first year (d) Class 10 board: 88%
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) projects you did (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
13. 13.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
15. 15.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) an email ID (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
19. 19.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) debate club secretary (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
20. 20.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) B.Com first year (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) spreadsheets (basic)
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) made-up jobs
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
25. 25.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) languages you know
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) projects you did (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
32. 32.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) eco club member
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) your bank details
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) your city and PIN code (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) eco club member
36. 36.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) school football team (c) eco club member (d) typing 40 words a minute
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) skills (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
38. 38.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks

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