Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 127 · 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: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) your phone and email (d) your passwords
3. 3.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) an email ID (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
6. 6.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) an email ID
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) your siblings’ marks (d) volunteer work
9. 9.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
14. 14.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a letter of thanks
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
16. 16.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
20. 20.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) your Aadhaar number
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
24. 24.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) a party selfie (c) languages you know (d) volunteer work
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a mobile number (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a website for our club (d) eco club member
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
33. 33.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) eco club member (c) an email ID (d) built a rain gauge model
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) projects you did (c) school and marks (d) clubs and activities
36. 36.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
39. 39.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) skills

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