Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 454 · 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: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a letter of thanks
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) clubs and activities (c) awards and prizes (d) made-up marks
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) volunteer work
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) a long life story (c) volunteer work (d) your phone and email
10. 10.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) eco club member (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a mobile number
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
12. 12.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) skills like typing (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
15. 15.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) projects you did
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) a party selfie
18. 18.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) deny it (c) say it was a joke (d) change the subject
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
20. 20.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) eco club member (c) a mobile number (d) school football team
22. 22.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) debate club secretary (b) an email ID (c) a website for our club (d) Class 10 board: 88%
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) projects you did
24. 24.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) school football team (c) an email ID (d) a mobile number
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) projects you did
27. 27.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
34. 34.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) debate club secretary (b) eco club member (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a mobile number
35. 35.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) an email ID
38. 38.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) five pages
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) languages you know (d) a long life story
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) your Aadhaar number

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