Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 800 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a mobile number (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a survey of 50 shops
6. 6.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) nothing at all
7. 7.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
9. 9.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
12. 12.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) projects you did (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
14. 14.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details
15. 15.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) five pages (d) half a line
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
18. 18.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) your city and PIN code
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) clubs and activities (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) eco club member
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) languages you know
25. 25.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
28. 28.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) tiny handwriting
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) languages you know
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) a party selfie
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
33. 33.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
36. 36.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) basic HTML and CSS
37. 37.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
39. 39.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) a website for our club
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) skills

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