Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 267 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) clubs and activities
2. 2.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
3. 3.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
4. 4.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
5. 5.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
7. 7.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) a website for our club (c) eco club member (d) B.Com first year
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
12. 12.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) awards and prizes (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
17. 17.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a mobile number (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) a website for our club
18. 18.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a website for our club
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) ten pages
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
23. 23.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) projects you did
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) activities
27. 27.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes
29. 29.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) debate club secretary (d) typing 40 words a minute
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
31. 31.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) school football team (c) an email ID (d) your city and PIN code
32. 32.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a website for our club (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) basic HTML and CSS
33. 33.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your passwords (c) volunteer work (d) awards and prizes
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
38. 38.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True

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