Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 740 · 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.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
2. 2.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) your city and PIN code (c) school football team (d) built a rain gauge model
3. 3.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) school football team (c) debate club secretary (d) a survey of 50 shops
6. 6.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) languages you know (c) volunteer work (d) clubs and activities
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) school and marks (c) your passwords (d) projects you did
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) languages you know
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) skills like typing (d) made-up marks
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
13. 13.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) half a line
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
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 goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) your city and PIN code
20. 20.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) eco club member (d) typing 40 words a minute
31. 31.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) an email ID (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) a long life story (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) languages you know (c) your phone and email (d) volunteer work
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) activities

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