Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 280 · 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 projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) school football team (c) built a rain gauge model (d) your city and PIN code
2. 2.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) made-up jobs (c) nothing at all (d) projects and activities
3. 3.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) one plain, clear font (d) all bold capitals
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your siblings’ marks (c) skills like typing (d) your phone and email
13. 13.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) awards and prizes (c) made-up marks (d) projects you did
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) awards and prizes (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
17. 17.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) built a rain gauge model (d) eco club member
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) a long life story
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) B.Com first year (c) your city and PIN code (d) typing 40 words a minute
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) your bank details
27. 27.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) your city and PIN code (c) a mobile number (d) an email ID
28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) your Aadhaar number
29. 29.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) debate club secretary (d) an email ID
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) volunteer work (d) your bank details
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
38. 38.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) debate club secretary (b) eco club member (c) school football team (d) your city and PIN code
39. 39.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) eco club member (c) an email ID (d) basic HTML and CSS
40. 40.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) your city and PIN code (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) B.Com first year

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