Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 524 · 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.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
2. 2.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
6. 6.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) ten pages
7. 7.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a mobile number (c) eco club member (d) basic HTML and CSS
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
10. 10.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
13. 13.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your phone and email (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) your city and PIN code (d) debate club secretary
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) languages you know (c) volunteer work (d) projects you did
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) projects you did (d) your siblings’ marks
21. 21.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a full autobiography (c) a school report card (d) a letter of thanks
23. 23.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) eco club member
25. 25.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) built a rain gauge model (d) B.Com first year
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) projects you did (d) made-up marks
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
28. 28.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) debate club secretary (c) your city and PIN code (d) an email ID
29. 29.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
36. 36.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) volunteer work (c) a long life story (d) your bank details
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) awards and prizes
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) languages you know (d) your Aadhaar number

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