Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 501 · 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 goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) school football team (d) an email ID
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) your passwords
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your phone and email (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
5. 5.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) projects and activities (c) their parents’ jobs (d) made-up jobs
6. 6.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a website for our club (d) your city and PIN code
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
8. 8.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) an email ID (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a website for our club
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) skills like typing (c) school and marks (d) languages you know
10. 10.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) an email ID
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) awards and prizes (d) your passwords
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
13. 13.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a website for our club (c) your city and PIN code (d) an email ID
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) school and marks (d) your passwords
15. 15.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a long life story
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
18. 18.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) be ready to explain it (c) deny it (d) say it was a joke
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your phone and email (d) skills like typing
21. 21.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) one page
22. 22.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) languages you know (c) made-up marks (d) your Aadhaar number
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) projects you did (c) volunteer work (d) a long life story
28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
29. 29.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a mobile number (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) B.Com first year
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
33. 33.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) spreadsheets (basic)
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
36. 36.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) B.Com first year (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a survey of 50 shops
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks

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