Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

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

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