Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 635 · 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.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a full autobiography
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: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) awards and prizes (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your bank details (c) your phone and email (d) skills like typing
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
11. 11.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) be ready to explain it (c) change the subject (d) say it was a joke
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) debate club secretary (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) basic HTML and CSS
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) clubs and activities
18. 18.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
23. 23.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) ten pages
24. 24.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) school football team (d) basic HTML and CSS
25. 25.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) built a rain gauge model (c) your city and PIN code (d) basic HTML and CSS
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) projects you did (c) skills like typing (d) clubs and activities
27. 27.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) nothing at all (d) projects and activities
28. 28.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your Aadhaar number (c) projects you did (d) skills like typing
30. 30.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) your siblings’ marks
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) a long life story (d) school and marks
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your siblings’ marks (c) awards and prizes (d) your phone and email
37. 37.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) a mobile number (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) spreadsheets (basic)
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
39. 39.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) B.Com first year (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) spreadsheets (basic)
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) skills like typing (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks

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