Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

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

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