Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 270 · 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 of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) your passwords
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) projects you did (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
3. 3.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
4. 4.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) all bold capitals (d) five fancy fonts
5. 5.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) debate club secretary
6. 6.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) eco club member (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) basic HTML and CSS
7. 7.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) languages you know (d) made-up marks
11. 11.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) a long life story
20. 20.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) volunteer work
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a website for our club (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
30. 30.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) your city and PIN code
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) be ready to explain it (c) deny it (d) say it was a joke
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) projects you did (d) your siblings’ marks
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) your passwords
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) awards and prizes (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
39. 39.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) built a rain gauge model (d) an email ID
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks

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