Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 229 · 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.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) nothing at all
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
4. 4.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) half a line (c) ten pages (d) one page
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
6. 6.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) awards and prizes (c) a long life story (d) your bank details
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
9. 9.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) basic HTML and CSS
10. 10.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) built a rain gauge model (c) school football team (d) your city and PIN code
11. 11.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) made-up marks (c) languages you know (d) volunteer work
13. 13.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
14. 14.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a mobile number (c) debate club secretary (d) built a rain gauge model
15. 15.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a full autobiography
16. 16.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) built a rain gauge model
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
22. 22.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
24. 24.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) awards and prizes (d) skills like typing
27. 27.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) your passwords
29. 29.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a website for our club (b) your city and PIN code (c) eco club member (d) spreadsheets (basic)
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
34. 34.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks
36. 36.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your siblings’ marks (c) languages you know (d) projects you did
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a long life story
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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