Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 159 · 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 belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
2. 2.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) built a rain gauge model (d) an email ID
3. 3.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
7. 7.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) half a line
9. 9.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a mobile number (d) basic HTML and CSS
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) projects you did
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
12. 12.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) debate club secretary (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) an email ID
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) languages you know
16. 16.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) say it was a joke
17. 17.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) their parents’ jobs
18. 18.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a mobile number (d) built a rain gauge model
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
20. 20.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a website for our club (d) a survey of 50 shops
21. 21.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) school football team
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) skills like typing (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
28. 28.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
33. 33.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) all bold capitals (d) five fancy fonts
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) your bank details
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) awards and prizes
39. 39.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work

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