Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 55 · 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 skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) eco club member (d) your city and PIN code
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
7. 7.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) projects you did (c) awards and prizes (d) clubs and activities
12. 12.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
13. 13.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) built a rain gauge model (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) your city and PIN code
14. 14.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a mobile number (c) school football team (d) B.Com first year
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) skills like typing
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) a long life story (d) your Aadhaar number
18. 18.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) five pages
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) languages you know (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) be ready to explain it (d) change the subject
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) languages you know
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
25. 25.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) debate club secretary (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) eco club member
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) projects you did (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
28. 28.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) debate club secretary (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) your city and PIN code
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your passwords (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
33. 33.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) clubs and activities (d) a party selfie
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) projects you did (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your phone and email (d) school and marks
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) school and marks
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your bank details
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it

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