Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 446 · 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.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks
3. 3.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a letter of thanks
5. 5.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) nothing at all
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) eco club member (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) school football team
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your phone and email (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
12. 12.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) five fancy fonts
13. 13.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) eco club member (c) built a rain gauge model (d) B.Com first year
14. 14.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
16. 16.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) a party selfie
20. 20.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) an email ID (d) a survey of 50 shops
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) volunteer work
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks
28. 28.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a mobile number (d) typing 40 words a minute
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
33. 33.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) debate club secretary (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) an email ID (d) eco club member
34. 34.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) an email ID
36. 36.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) debate club secretary (c) built a rain gauge model (d) your city and PIN code
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) your bank details
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it

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