Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 597 · 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.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) tiny handwriting (c) one plain, clear font (d) five fancy fonts
3. 3.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
6. 6.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a mobile number (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) volunteer work (d) made-up marks
8. 8.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) your city and PIN code (d) eco club member
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) languages you know (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
12. 12.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
15. 15.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) five pages
16. 16.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) eco club member (c) debate club secretary (d) typing 40 words a minute
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your bank details (c) volunteer work (d) projects you did
20. 20.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) eco club member (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) spreadsheets (basic)
22. 22.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) their parents’ jobs (c) made-up jobs (d) nothing at all
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) a long life story (c) volunteer work (d) skills like typing
26. 26.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) clubs and activities (d) skills like typing
29. 29.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) debate club secretary
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
31. 31.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) awards and prizes (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
37. 37.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) a website for our club (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a mobile number
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
40. 40.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) school football team (d) a mobile number

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