Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 44 · 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 belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) clubs and activities (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your bank details (c) awards and prizes (d) projects you did
5. 5.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) an email ID (d) Class 10 board: 88%
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
8. 8.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
12. 12.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) be ready to explain it (c) change the subject (d) deny it
13. 13.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) B.Com first year (d) built a rain gauge model
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) awards and prizes
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) projects you did (c) volunteer work (d) school and marks
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) awards and prizes (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
18. 18.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) projects and activities (c) nothing at all (d) their parents’ jobs
19. 19.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) eco club member (d) basic HTML and CSS
20. 20.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) your Aadhaar number
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) languages you know (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) clubs and activities
25. 25.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a website for our club (b) B.Com first year (c) built a rain gauge model (d) spreadsheets (basic)
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) clubs and activities (c) your phone and email (d) volunteer work
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
29. 29.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
31. 31.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes
33. 33.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) your bank details
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) your siblings’ marks
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities

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