Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 172 · 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.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) five pages
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your bank details
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
4. 4.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
6. 6.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a survey of 50 shops
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
11. 11.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a mobile number (c) a website for our club (d) a survey of 50 shops
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 is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
14. 14.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) their parents’ jobs (c) made-up jobs (d) projects and activities
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) a long life story (c) languages you know (d) clubs and activities
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
18. 18.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) a website for our club (c) B.Com first year (d) eco club member
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) clubs and activities (c) awards and prizes (d) projects you did
20. 20.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) built a rain gauge model (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a mobile number
21. 21.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) say it was a joke (c) change the subject (d) deny it
23. 23.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) eco club member (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) a website for our club
24. 24.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) all bold capitals
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) languages you know (d) made-up marks
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) volunteer work
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) a long life story (d) awards and prizes
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) projects you did
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) awards and prizes
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) languages you know (d) made-up marks
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) your passwords (d) volunteer work
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
40. 40.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) your city and PIN code (c) B.Com first year (d) Class 10 board: 88%

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