Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 281 · 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: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
2. 2.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) debate club secretary (c) a website for our club (d) school football team
3. 3.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) five pages (c) ten pages (d) half a line
4. 4.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) school football team (d) a mobile number
5. 5.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a website for our club (b) eco club member (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) spreadsheets (basic)
7. 7.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) nothing at all (d) made-up jobs
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) projects you did
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) school football team (c) a website for our club (d) Class 10 board: 88%
12. 12.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a letter of thanks
13. 13.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your phone and email (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
15. 15.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) debate club secretary (d) school football team
16. 16.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your siblings’ marks (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) languages you know (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
23. 23.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) debate club secretary (d) a survey of 50 shops
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) volunteer work (c) awards and prizes (d) your bank details
25. 25.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) be ready to explain it (d) change the subject
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
34. 34.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your phone and email (d) awards and prizes
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) clubs and activities
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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