Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 412 · 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 should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
2. 2.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) projects and activities (c) nothing at all (d) their parents’ jobs
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your phone and email (d) volunteer work
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) an email ID (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a survey of 50 shops
6. 6.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) debate club secretary (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) built a rain gauge model (d) an email ID
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
15. 15.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) languages you know (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) your passwords
20. 20.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) volunteer work
25. 25.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) built a rain gauge model (d) typing 40 words a minute
26. 26.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a full autobiography
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
28. 28.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) one plain, clear font (d) all bold capitals
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) a party selfie
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) skills like typing (c) your passwords (d) volunteer work
34. 34.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) an email ID (c) school football team (d) B.Com first year
35. 35.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) half a line (c) ten pages (d) five pages
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
37. 37.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a website for our club (c) debate club secretary (d) Class 10 board: 88%
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
40. 40.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a mobile number (d) eco club member

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