Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 606 · 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: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
3. 3.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) your passwords
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
7. 7.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) five fancy fonts
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) your siblings’ marks
10. 10.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
12. 12.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) school football team (c) a mobile number (d) Class 10 board: 88%
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details
15. 15.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) eco club member (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) debate club secretary
16. 16.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) clubs and activities
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) B.Com first year (d) your city and PIN code
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
23. 23.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) languages you know (c) volunteer work (d) skills like typing
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) skills like typing
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) awards and prizes (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your bank details (c) skills like typing (d) your siblings’ marks
32. 32.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
34. 34.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) projects you did
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False

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