Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 355 · 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) a party selfie (b) projects you did (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your Aadhaar number
2. 2.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your passwords (c) skills like typing (d) projects you did
5. 5.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a mobile number (d) eco club member
6. 6.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) clubs and activities (d) a party selfie
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) skills like typing
8. 8.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a website for our club (b) built a rain gauge model (c) school football team (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
9. 9.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) clubs and activities (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
12. 12.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
15. 15.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) volunteer work (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities
23. 23.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) debate club secretary (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) school football team
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) projects you did
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) your phone and email (d) your Aadhaar number
32. 32.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
38. 38.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
40. 40.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) ten pages (c) half a line (d) five pages

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