Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 543 · 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 should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) awards and prizes (c) skills like typing (d) your siblings’ marks
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
4. 4.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) B.Com first year (d) school football team
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) your city and PIN code (d) a website for our club
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
9. 9.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) tiny handwriting
10. 10.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a mobile number (c) a website for our club (d) school football team
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
14. 14.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
15. 15.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) debate club secretary (c) a website for our club (d) Class 10 board: 88%
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
18. 18.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) ten pages (d) one page
19. 19.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) eco club member (d) Class 10 board: 88%
20. 20.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) made-up marks
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
25. 25.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) B.Com first year (d) typing 40 words a minute
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your passwords
27. 27.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) nothing at all (c) made-up jobs (d) projects and activities
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
29. 29.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) awards and prizes (d) your passwords
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) school football team
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) volunteer work (d) made-up marks
34. 34.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) school and marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
37. 37.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) B.Com first year (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) built a rain gauge model
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) clubs and activities
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) your passwords
40. 40.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True

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