Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 634 · 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” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
3. 3.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) Class 10 board: 88%
4. 4.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
8. 8.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) school football team
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) languages you know
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) a party selfie (c) awards and prizes (d) clubs and activities
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
19. 19.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) built a rain gauge model (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) school football team
20. 20.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) an email ID (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
23. 23.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) B.Com first year (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) your city and PIN code
24. 24.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) made-up marks
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) skills like typing
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) debate club secretary (c) an email ID (d) a website for our club
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) awards and prizes
34. 34.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) debate club secretary (d) a website for our club
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) a long life story
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
37. 37.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) say it was a joke (c) deny it (d) change the subject
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities

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