Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 699 · 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.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) be ready to explain it (c) say it was a joke (d) change the subject
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
3. 3.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) awards and prizes (c) made-up marks (d) a long life story
5. 5.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your passwords (c) school and marks (d) languages you know
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
9. 9.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) school football team (d) Class 10 board: 88%
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) your siblings’ marks (d) projects you did
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
12. 12.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) a mobile number (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) an email ID
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) your city and PIN code (c) debate club secretary (d) built a rain gauge model
16. 16.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) a mobile number (c) debate club secretary (d) spreadsheets (basic)
17. 17.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a mobile number (b) B.Com first year (c) school football team (d) spreadsheets (basic)
18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
20. 20.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a website for our club (b) a mobile number (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) eco club member
21. 21.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) a mobile number (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) languages you know (d) your Aadhaar number
23. 23.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) made-up marks
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) your city and PIN code (c) debate club secretary (d) Class 10 board: 88%
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
31. 31.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) five pages (d) ten pages
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) skills like typing (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
35. 35.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) a website for our club (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) debate club secretary
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your siblings’ marks (d) languages you know
38. 38.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it

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