Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 585 · 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) a party selfie (b) awards and prizes (c) clubs and activities (d) languages you know
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) skills like typing
3. 3.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) debate club secretary (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) an email ID (d) a website for our club
4. 4.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) a website for our club (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) a survey of 50 shops
5. 5.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) B.Com first year
6. 6.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a mobile number
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your siblings’ marks (c) languages you know (d) awards and prizes
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) awards and prizes (c) volunteer work (d) languages you know
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
12. 12.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your phone and email (c) a long life story (d) your bank details
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
19. 19.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) built a rain gauge model
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
21. 21.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) awards and prizes (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) 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.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
33. 33.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) deny it (d) be ready to explain it
34. 34.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) clubs and activities
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
40. 40.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all

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