Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 389 · 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 goes in the contact details? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) debate club secretary (c) an email ID (d) B.Com first year
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
3. 3.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) school football team (d) built a rain gauge model
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
5. 5.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a mobile number (d) B.Com first year
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) skills like typing
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
10. 10.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) eco club member (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) B.Com first year
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) awards and prizes (c) school and marks (d) skills like typing
13. 13.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) B.Com first year
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
17. 17.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) school football team
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) clubs and activities (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
19. 19.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
20. 20.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) awards and prizes (c) clubs and activities (d) a long life story
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) five pages
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your phone and email
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) eco club member (d) spreadsheets (basic)
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) skills like typing (d) your bank details
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) skills like typing
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) a long life story

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