Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 718 · 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) school and marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) projects you did (d) skills like typing
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) projects you did
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your phone and email (c) clubs and activities (d) volunteer work
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
9. 9.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) languages you know (c) projects you did (d) made-up marks
10. 10.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a mobile number (b) debate club secretary (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) B.Com first year
11. 11.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) projects you did
13. 13.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
18. 18.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) your city and PIN code (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
21. 21.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) your passwords (d) volunteer work
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
27. 27.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) eco club member (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) your city and PIN code (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
28. 28.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a letter of thanks (c) a full autobiography (d) a short summary of you
29. 29.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) awards and prizes (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) projects you did (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your phone and email (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
33. 33.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
39. 39.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) an email ID (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a website for our club
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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