Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 448 · 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: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) school football team (c) eco club member (d) Class 10 board: 88%
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) your siblings’ marks
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
6. 6.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a mobile number (b) a website for our club (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) eco club member
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your phone and email (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
8. 8.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) nothing at all (c) made-up jobs (d) projects and activities
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
10. 10.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) ten pages
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) awards and prizes
12. 12.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a mobile number (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) B.Com first year
14. 14.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) one plain, clear font (c) all bold capitals (d) tiny handwriting
15. 15.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) skills like typing
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) awards and prizes (c) made-up marks (d) your bank details
18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) projects you did
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) volunteer work
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
21. 21.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) eco club member (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) debate club secretary
22. 22.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) be ready to explain it (c) say it was a joke (d) change the subject
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) skills like typing
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
29. 29.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) school football team (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 10 board: 88%
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) your bank details
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
33. 33.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) volunteer work (d) your siblings’ marks
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
37. 37.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) eco club member (d) a mobile number
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) a long life story (d) languages you know

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