Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 492 · 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.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you
2. 2.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) one plain, clear font
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
4. 4.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) school football team
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
6. 6.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) a survey of 50 shops
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) your Aadhaar number (d) clubs and activities
10. 10.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) change the subject
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) languages you know
13. 13.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
15. 15.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) built a rain gauge model (d) debate club secretary
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
18. 18.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) your passwords (d) languages you know
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) your passwords
25. 25.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) built a rain gauge model (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) typing 40 words a minute
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) awards and prizes (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
31. 31.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) school football team (c) your city and PIN code (d) spreadsheets (basic)
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) clubs and activities (d) a long life story
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) languages you know (c) your siblings’ marks (d) volunteer work
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it

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