Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 343 · 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.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) your siblings’ marks
3. 3.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) an email ID (d) spreadsheets (basic)
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
7. 7.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) eco club member (c) B.Com first year (d) school football team
8. 8.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) projects you did (c) a long life story (d) languages you know
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
11. 11.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) five pages
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) made-up marks (c) your phone and email (d) volunteer work
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) clubs and activities
14. 14.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) built a rain gauge model (d) school football team
15. 15.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
16. 16.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) say it was a joke (c) deny it (d) be ready to explain it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) languages you know (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
20. 20.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) languages you know (c) a party selfie (d) awards and prizes
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) languages you know
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your phone and email (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
27. 27.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) eco club member (c) your city and PIN code (d) a mobile number
28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) skills like typing (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
30. 30.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
32. 32.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) debate club secretary
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
36. 36.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a letter of thanks
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) your bank details
38. 38.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) all bold capitals (d) five fancy fonts
39. 39.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie

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