Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 351 · 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 belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) your Aadhaar number
2. 2.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a website for our club (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 10 board: 88%
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) clubs and activities
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) skills like typing (c) volunteer work (d) clubs and activities
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
6. 6.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) a website for our club (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
7. 7.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) languages you know (d) your passwords
11. 11.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) school football team (d) a website for our club
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) skills like typing (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
14. 14.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) five fancy fonts
15. 15.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) typing 40 words a minute
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
17. 17.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) debate club secretary (b) eco club member (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) typing 40 words a minute
18. 18.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) nothing at all (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs
20. 20.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) debate club secretary (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a mobile number
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
26. 26.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a letter of thanks (c) a full autobiography (d) a short summary of you
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
29. 29.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) say it was a joke
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) clubs and activities (c) a party selfie (d) your phone and email
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) school football team (d) your city and PIN code
36. 36.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) eco club member
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) skills like typing
38. 38.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects

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