Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 254 · 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: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) awards and prizes (c) a party selfie (d) your phone and email
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) volunteer work
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
7. 7.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) school football team (c) an email ID (d) a mobile number
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
9. 9.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) made-up jobs (c) nothing at all (d) their parents’ jobs
10. 10.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) half a line
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your passwords (c) school and marks (d) your phone and email
13. 13.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) your city and PIN code (c) B.Com first year (d) basic HTML and CSS
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
16. 16.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
18. 18.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) be ready to explain it (c) say it was a joke (d) deny it
19. 19.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) skills like typing (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
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: debate club secretary? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
25. 25.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
28. 28.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) eco club member (d) your city and PIN code
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
31. 31.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
35. 35.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) built a rain gauge model
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities
39. 39.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a mobile number (b) debate club secretary (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) projects

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