Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 369 · 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.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a letter of thanks (c) a full autobiography (d) a short summary of you
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your bank details (c) languages you know (d) a long life story
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) say it was a joke
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) B.Com first year (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) a survey of 50 shops
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) awards and prizes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your passwords (d) volunteer work
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) your siblings’ marks
16. 16.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a mobile number (d) spreadsheets (basic)
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) a party selfie
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your siblings’ marks (c) skills like typing (d) languages you know
20. 20.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
21. 21.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your phone and email (c) skills like typing (d) clubs and activities
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) skills like typing (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) awards and prizes (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
28. 28.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) school football team (d) typing 40 words a minute
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) clubs and activities
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) activities
33. 33.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) school football team (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) an email ID
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) eco club member (d) built a rain gauge model
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
37. 37.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) an email ID (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) debate club secretary
38. 38.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your phone and email (c) your siblings’ marks (d) languages you know
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) clubs and activities (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing

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