Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 349 · 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 should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your siblings’ marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
2. 2.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) half a line
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) clubs and activities
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) school and marks
5. 5.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a website for our club
6. 6.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) school football team (c) a website for our club (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
7. 7.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) school and marks (d) your bank details
12. 12.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) B.Com first year (c) an email ID (d) typing 40 words a minute
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your passwords (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) made-up marks
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) clubs and activities
22. 22.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) B.Com first year (c) an email ID (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
23. 23.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a website for our club (d) a survey of 50 shops
24. 24.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) built a rain gauge model (c) school football team (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) eco club member (c) B.Com first year (d) a survey of 50 shops
27. 27.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
28. 28.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) eco club member (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) basic HTML and CSS
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) clubs and activities
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) school and marks
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) a party selfie (c) a long life story (d) your bank details
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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