Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 690 · 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 letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
2. 2.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) an email ID (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
4. 4.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) five pages (d) one page
5. 5.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) spreadsheets (basic)
6. 6.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a mobile number
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) volunteer work (d) clubs and activities
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) languages you know (c) skills like typing (d) your bank details
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) projects you did (d) your passwords
12. 12.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) volunteer work (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) volunteer work
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
16. 16.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) skills like typing
21. 21.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) one plain, clear font (d) all bold capitals
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your bank details (c) awards and prizes (d) your phone and email
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
28. 28.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) built a rain gauge model (d) debate club secretary
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) awards and prizes (c) your Aadhaar number (d) made-up marks
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) clubs and activities
33. 33.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
37. 37.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) their parents’ jobs (c) made-up jobs (d) nothing at all
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your phone and email (c) skills like typing (d) a long life story
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it

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