Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 796 · 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) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) languages you know (d) your Aadhaar number
2. 2.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) made-up marks
7. 7.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
8. 8.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) awards and prizes
12. 12.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
14. 14.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) awards and prizes (c) made-up marks (d) your bank details
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) clubs and activities
16. 16.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a website for our club (d) a mobile number
17. 17.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) school football team (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) an email ID
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your Aadhaar number (c) languages you know (d) clubs and activities
20. 20.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a website for our club
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
22. 22.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
26. 26.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) five pages
27. 27.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
28. 28.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) eco club member (d) Class 10 board: 88%
29. 29.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) B.Com first year (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
34. 34.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a website for our club (d) eco club member
35. 35.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) clubs and activities (c) your passwords (d) awards and prizes
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
38. 38.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a website for our club (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks

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