Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 556 · 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.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
2. 2.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your bank details (c) skills like typing (d) clubs and activities
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie
8. 8.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
10. 10.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) clubs and activities (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your passwords (d) skills like typing
13. 13.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) spreadsheets (basic)
14. 14.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a website for our club
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) clubs and activities (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
16. 16.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
23. 23.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) a website for our club (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a survey of 50 shops
26. 26.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
28. 28.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) five pages
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) awards and prizes
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) languages you know (d) made-up marks
39. 39.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) B.Com first year (c) a mobile number (d) a survey of 50 shops
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) languages you know (c) skills like typing (d) awards and prizes

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