Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 133 · 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: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) awards and prizes (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) projects you did (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) projects you did (d) a long life story
10. 10.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) projects you did (c) skills like typing (d) clubs and activities
12. 12.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) eco club member (d) your city and PIN code
13. 13.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) be ready to explain it (c) change the subject (d) deny it
15. 15.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) debate club secretary (c) your city and PIN code (d) a website for our club
16. 16.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) B.Com first year
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
18. 18.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a school report card (d) a letter of thanks
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) ten pages
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) skills like typing (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
24. 24.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) skills like typing
27. 27.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a mobile number (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
28. 28.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) a long life story (d) school and marks
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
34. 34.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your phone and email (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills

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