Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 798 · 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) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) your phone and email (d) your Aadhaar number
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) projects you did (c) clubs and activities (d) made-up marks
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details
5. 5.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
6. 6.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) all bold capitals
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) your phone and email (d) your passwords
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) nothing at all (d) projects and activities
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) skills like typing (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your passwords
15. 15.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your bank details (c) your phone and email (d) volunteer work
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) clubs and activities (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
18. 18.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you
21. 21.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
23. 23.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) eco club member
24. 24.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) debate club secretary (d) built a rain gauge model
28. 28.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) eco club member (c) a mobile number (d) a website for our club
29. 29.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) five pages
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) languages you know (d) school and marks
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) projects you did (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) projects you did (c) skills like typing (d) your passwords
35. 35.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your passwords (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your phone and email (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) activities

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