Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 204 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
2. 2.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) half a line
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a survey of 50 shops
5. 5.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
8. 8.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) nothing at all
9. 9.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a website for our club (b) B.Com first year (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) eco club member
10. 10.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) clubs and activities (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) languages you know (d) made-up marks
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
14. 14.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) built a rain gauge model (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) a survey of 50 shops
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) clubs and activities (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) a long life story
19. 19.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
26. 26.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) built a rain gauge model (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) Class 10 board: 88%
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
30. 30.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
33. 33.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) deny it (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
34. 34.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a survey of 50 shops
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
36. 36.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
40. 40.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) an email ID (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) your city and PIN code

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