Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 738 · 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 of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) built a rain gauge model (c) your city and PIN code (d) a mobile number
2. 2.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
3. 3.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
4. 4.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a mobile number (c) your city and PIN code (d) a survey of 50 shops
5. 5.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) half a line
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) a long life story
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) awards and prizes
8. 8.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a mobile number (c) an email ID (d) typing 40 words a minute
9. 9.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a website for our club
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
13. 13.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) school football team (d) built a rain gauge model
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
15. 15.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) a long life story
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) languages you know (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) awards and prizes (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
24. 24.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
26. 26.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your bank details (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) awards and prizes
29. 29.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a website for our club (d) your city and PIN code
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
32. 32.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) languages you know (d) a long life story
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
36. 36.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) change the subject
37. 37.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) basic HTML and CSS
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
40. 40.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False

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