Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 628 · 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 goes in the education section? (a) a website for our club (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) debate club secretary
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
3. 3.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) your passwords
5. 5.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) skills like typing (c) volunteer work (d) a long life story
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) languages you know
8. 8.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
9. 9.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
11. 11.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) your city and PIN code (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) built a rain gauge model
12. 12.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
14. 14.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) school football team (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) your city and PIN code
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) your siblings’ marks (d) projects you did
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your phone and email (c) made-up marks (d) your passwords
21. 21.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) your city and PIN code (c) a mobile number (d) built a rain gauge model
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) a party selfie
23. 23.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) debate club secretary (c) B.Com first year (d) a mobile number
24. 24.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) school football team (d) a mobile number
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) skills like typing (d) a long life story
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
29. 29.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) your passwords (d) languages you know
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) clubs and activities (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) skills like typing (c) awards and prizes (d) languages you know
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) projects you did
35. 35.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a website for our club (c) an email ID (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
36. 36.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) built a rain gauge model (c) school football team (d) eco club member
37. 37.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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