Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 396 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) clubs and activities (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) skills like typing (d) made-up marks
3. 3.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) ten pages
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
8. 8.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) B.Com first year (d) a survey of 50 shops
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) volunteer work (d) projects you did
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) volunteer work (d) your siblings’ marks
12. 12.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
13. 13.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) eco club member (d) your city and PIN code
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) skills like typing (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) clubs and activities (c) your Aadhaar number (d) awards and prizes
19. 19.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) B.Com first year (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) built a rain gauge model (d) an email ID
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
21. 21.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) an email ID (c) B.Com first year (d) built a rain gauge model
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your bank details (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
25. 25.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) debate club secretary (c) an email ID (d) typing 40 words a minute
27. 27.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
30. 30.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
32. 32.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
34. 34.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) debate club secretary
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) a long life story
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) awards and prizes (d) projects you did
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) awards and prizes
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it

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