Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 218 · 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 goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) Class 10 board: 88%
2. 2.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) eco club member (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) B.Com first year (d) a website for our club
3. 3.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) a mobile number (c) B.Com first year (d) typing 40 words a minute
4. 4.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
5. 5.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) debate club secretary
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) clubs and activities (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
7. 7.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
16. 16.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) B.Com first year (c) debate club secretary (d) built a rain gauge model
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) a party selfie (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) skills like typing
25. 25.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
29. 29.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) deny it (d) be ready to explain it
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) eco club member (d) a survey of 50 shops
33. 33.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
35. 35.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) nothing at all (c) made-up jobs (d) projects and activities
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
38. 38.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) languages you know (d) a long life story

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