Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 173 · 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.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) your passwords
4. 4.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) five pages
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
6. 6.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a full autobiography
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) an email ID
9. 9.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
11. 11.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) awards and prizes (c) your phone and email (d) volunteer work
14. 14.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) B.Com first year (d) built a rain gauge model
15. 15.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) nothing at all
17. 17.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) your city and PIN code (c) a website for our club (d) an email ID
18. 18.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a survey of 50 shops
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) your phone and email
21. 21.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
25. 25.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
29. 29.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) basic HTML and CSS
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) your bank details
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) your Aadhaar number
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
38. 38.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it

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