Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 615 · 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) your bank details (b) projects you did (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) skills like typing
4. 4.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) an email ID (d) built a rain gauge model
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) volunteer work (c) made-up marks (d) your bank details
6. 6.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
9. 9.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) your passwords
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) your passwords
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) awards and prizes (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
19. 19.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) debate club secretary (b) an email ID (c) eco club member (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
20. 20.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) be ready to explain it (c) say it was a joke (d) change the subject
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) awards and prizes
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) a long life story (c) skills like typing (d) languages you know
23. 23.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) ten pages
24. 24.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) activities
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) a long life story (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your passwords
29. 29.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
31. 31.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a mobile number (d) a survey of 50 shops
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
34. 34.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) tiny handwriting (c) one plain, clear font (d) five fancy fonts
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
36. 36.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) built a rain gauge model (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) basic HTML and CSS
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) a long life story
38. 38.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) basic HTML and CSS
39. 39.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a mobile number (c) a website for our club (d) typing 40 words a minute
40. 40.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True

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