Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 295 · 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) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) awards and prizes (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) five pages (d) ten pages
5. 5.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) a website for our club
6. 6.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
8. 8.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) languages you know
11. 11.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your passwords (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
13. 13.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
16. 16.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) eco club member (c) your city and PIN code (d) basic HTML and CSS
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
22. 22.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) built a rain gauge model (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) B.Com first year
23. 23.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
27. 27.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) school and marks (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) skills like typing (d) your siblings’ marks
35. 35.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) built a rain gauge model
36. 36.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) debate club secretary (c) an email ID (d) a survey of 50 shops
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) skills like typing (d) languages you know
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
39. 39.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) clubs and activities

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