Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 392 · 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 skills section? (a) a website for our club (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) eco club member (d) B.Com first year
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) made-up marks
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) clubs and activities (c) your Aadhaar number (d) awards and prizes
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a letter of thanks
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) school football team (c) your city and PIN code (d) spreadsheets (basic)
9. 9.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a mobile number (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a survey of 50 shops
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your phone and email (c) a long life story (d) school and marks
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes
15. 15.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) projects and activities (c) their parents’ jobs (d) made-up jobs
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) your passwords
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
19. 19.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) a long life story (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
21. 21.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) one plain, clear font
22. 22.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) clubs and activities
24. 24.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) eco club member (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) built a rain gauge model
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
29. 29.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) built a rain gauge model (d) eco club member
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) volunteer work (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) volunteer work
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) a party selfie
36. 36.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) debate club secretary (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) an email ID (d) B.Com first year
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a mobile number (c) school football team (d) a survey of 50 shops
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) skills like typing (d) made-up marks
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) skills like typing (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie

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