Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 265 · 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.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
3. 3.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a short summary of you
4. 4.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) B.Com first year
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
6. 6.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) deny it
7. 7.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) ten pages (d) one page
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
9. 9.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a mobile number (d) a survey of 50 shops
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
11. 11.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a mobile number (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) built a rain gauge model
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) awards and prizes (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) debate club secretary (d) typing 40 words a minute
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) projects you did
20. 20.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) B.Com first year (d) Class 10 board: 88%
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) activities
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
28. 28.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) eco club member (b) built a rain gauge model (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) B.Com first year
29. 29.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) eco club member
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) awards and prizes (c) made-up marks (d) your bank details
34. 34.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) built a rain gauge model (c) school football team (d) Class 10 board: 88%
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) your Aadhaar number (d) awards and prizes
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
37. 37.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) five fancy fonts
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your phone and email (c) awards and prizes (d) made-up marks
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) skills like typing
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) your Aadhaar number

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