Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 806 · 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 belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) languages you know (d) a long life story
2. 2.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) awards and prizes (c) skills like typing (d) projects you did
4. 4.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) an email ID (d) eco club member
5. 5.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) be ready to explain it (c) say it was a joke (d) change the subject
6. 6.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) half a line
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
10. 10.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) their parents’ jobs (c) made-up jobs (d) projects and activities
11. 11.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
12. 12.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) your city and PIN code (c) a mobile number (d) typing 40 words a minute
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
18. 18.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) volunteer work (c) skills like typing (d) made-up marks
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) volunteer work (d) your siblings’ marks
21. 21.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) an email ID
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) school football team (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
28. 28.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
31. 31.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 10 board: 88%
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) awards and prizes (d) made-up marks
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) an email ID (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a mobile number
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
39. 39.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) a mobile number (d) spreadsheets (basic)

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