Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 313 · 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 activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) debate club secretary (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) built a rain gauge model
2. 2.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) nothing at all (d) made-up jobs
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a mobile number (d) school football team
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) your phone and email (d) your Aadhaar number
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) languages you know
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) skills like typing
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) basic HTML and CSS
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
19. 19.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) made-up marks
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) one plain, clear font (d) all bold capitals
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) projects you did (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your bank details (c) clubs and activities (d) skills like typing
27. 27.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
30. 30.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a mobile number
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) clubs and activities (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) volunteer work
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) projects you did (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
34. 34.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
39. 39.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details

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