Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 258 · 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) nothing at all (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs
2. 2.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a website for our club (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) a long life story (c) skills like typing (d) projects you did
6. 6.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) one page
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
11. 11.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) deny it (c) say it was a joke (d) change the subject
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
13. 13.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) debate club secretary (c) B.Com first year (d) spreadsheets (basic)
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
21. 21.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a website for our club (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) your city and PIN code
22. 22.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) your bank details
24. 24.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) your city and PIN code (c) B.Com first year (d) a mobile number
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) your passwords
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) an email ID
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
31. 31.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) one plain, clear font (d) all bold capitals
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) built a rain gauge model (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) Class 10 board: 88%

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