Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 639 · 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) skills like typing (b) projects you did (c) your passwords (d) volunteer work
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
7. 7.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a mobile number (c) built a rain gauge model (d) typing 40 words a minute
9. 9.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) B.Com first year (c) debate club secretary (d) built a rain gauge model
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your siblings’ marks (c) clubs and activities (d) volunteer work
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) clubs and activities (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) awards and prizes (d) your passwords
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
16. 16.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
18. 18.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) built a rain gauge model (c) your city and PIN code (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
22. 22.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) a mobile number (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) languages you know (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your Aadhaar number
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
29. 29.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) B.Com first year (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) typing 40 words a minute
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) five pages
33. 33.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) your city and PIN code (c) a website for our club (d) Class 10 board: 88%
35. 35.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) a mobile number (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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