Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 561 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
2. 2.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) debate club secretary
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) a long life story (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
4. 4.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) their parents’ jobs (c) made-up jobs (d) projects and activities
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
6. 6.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
7. 7.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) eco club member (d) basic HTML and CSS
8. 8.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) basic HTML and CSS
9. 9.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) awards and prizes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) your bank details
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
14. 14.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) skills like typing (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
18. 18.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) debate club secretary (c) school football team (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
20. 20.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) debate club secretary (c) your city and PIN code (d) Class 10 board: 88%
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) skills like typing (d) your bank details
22. 22.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) five pages (d) ten pages
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your passwords (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a long life story
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your passwords (c) languages you know (d) clubs and activities
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) volunteer work
37. 37.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
38. 38.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) be ready to explain it (c) deny it (d) say it was a joke
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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