Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 278 · 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 goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) school football team (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) spreadsheets (basic)
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
3. 3.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) tiny handwriting (d) all bold capitals
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
6. 6.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) your Aadhaar number
8. 8.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a mobile number (b) your city and PIN code (c) debate club secretary (d) an email ID
9. 9.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) typing 40 words a minute
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) languages you know (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
11. 11.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a website for our club (b) school football team (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) B.Com first year
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) built a rain gauge model (c) school football team (d) spreadsheets (basic)
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a website for our club (b) school football team (c) eco club member (d) your city and PIN code
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
27. 27.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) change the subject
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) a long life story (d) volunteer work
29. 29.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
31. 31.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) five pages
32. 32.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a website for our club (d) your city and PIN code
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email

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