Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 192 · 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 should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) skills like typing (c) school and marks (d) your bank details
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
3. 3.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) eco club member
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) awards and prizes
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
9. 9.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) built a rain gauge model (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
10. 10.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) a website for our club (c) your city and PIN code (d) typing 40 words a minute
11. 11.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a mobile number (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
12. 12.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) school football team (d) a website for our club
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) clubs and activities (c) volunteer work (d) a long life story
20. 20.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
23. 23.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) eco club member (c) a mobile number (d) basic HTML and CSS
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
26. 26.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) skills like typing (c) school and marks (d) languages you know
29. 29.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
31. 31.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
32. 32.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) school football team (d) B.Com first year
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a long life story (d) school and marks
37. 37.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
38. 38.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
39. 39.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) your bank details (d) languages you know

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