Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 414 · 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 10 board: 88% (b) an email ID (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) basic HTML and CSS
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) languages you know (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
3. 3.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a survey of 50 shops
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) typing 40 words a minute
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
9. 9.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) awards and prizes (d) made-up marks
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) activities
14. 14.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
17. 17.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) a long life story (c) school and marks (d) skills like typing
20. 20.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
23. 23.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) one page (d) ten pages
24. 24.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) B.Com first year (c) eco club member (d) built a rain gauge model
25. 25.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
30. 30.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) languages you know (d) a long life story
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
36. 36.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a website for our club
37. 37.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
39. 39.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) typing 40 words a minute
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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