Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 214 · 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) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) made-up marks (d) projects you did
2. 2.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) a long life story
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) skills like typing (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) school and marks (d) volunteer work
16. 16.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
18. 18.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) debate club secretary (d) a mobile number
19. 19.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) an email ID (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) five fancy fonts
25. 25.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) debate club secretary
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) your passwords (d) awards and prizes
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) school and marks
29. 29.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) school football team (c) a mobile number (d) your city and PIN code
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) languages you know (d) your passwords
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
33. 33.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) an email ID (d) B.Com first year
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) awards and prizes (c) school and marks (d) your siblings’ marks
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your passwords (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your Aadhaar number
40. 40.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) one page

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