Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 523 · 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.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
2. 2.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
4. 4.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) deny it (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
6. 6.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) your Aadhaar number (d) clubs and activities
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
11. 11.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your phone and email (c) projects you did (d) skills like typing
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
15. 15.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) nothing at all (d) projects and activities
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) projects you did
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) skills like typing (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
19. 19.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) B.Com first year (b) debate club secretary (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a mobile number
20. 20.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
25. 25.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) projects you did (c) skills like typing (d) a party selfie
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) volunteer work (c) your Aadhaar number (d) awards and prizes
28. 28.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) an email ID (c) a mobile number (d) basic HTML and CSS
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) your bank details
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your phone and email (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) your bank details
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
36. 36.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) school football team (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) Class 10 board: 88%
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your passwords (d) projects you did
39. 39.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) your city and PIN code (c) B.Com first year (d) basic HTML and CSS
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) languages you know (d) skills like typing

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