Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 761 · 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 activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) an email ID (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) debate club secretary
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your passwords
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a full autobiography
9. 9.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a mobile number (c) school football team (d) built a rain gauge model
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your phone and email (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) made-up marks (d) languages you know
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) your passwords (d) skills like typing
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) languages you know
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) five pages (d) half a line
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
19. 19.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) one plain, clear font (d) all bold capitals
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
21. 21.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) made-up marks (d) volunteer work
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) skills like typing (c) languages you know (d) your phone and email
24. 24.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) say it was a joke (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
25. 25.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) an email ID (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a survey of 50 shops
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your siblings’ marks (c) volunteer work (d) clubs and activities
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) skills like typing (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
32. 32.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a mobile number
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your phone and email (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a long life story
37. 37.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
38. 38.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) an email ID (c) a website for our club (d) debate club secretary
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) projects you did
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks

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