Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 801 · 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.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) clubs and activities (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
4. 4.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) school football team (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) eco club member
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) awards and prizes (c) projects you did (d) made-up marks
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) awards and prizes (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
15. 15.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) clubs and activities (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
18. 18.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) B.Com first year (c) an email ID (d) typing 40 words a minute
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) your siblings’ marks
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) basic HTML and CSS
24. 24.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) their parents’ jobs (c) made-up jobs (d) projects and activities
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your siblings’ marks (c) clubs and activities (d) school and marks
28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) your siblings’ marks (d) volunteer work
29. 29.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
32. 32.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a website for our club
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) activities
34. 34.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) made-up marks (d) awards and prizes
36. 36.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a website for our club (c) a mobile number (d) Class 10 board: 88%
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) school and marks
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) skills like typing
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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