Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 813 · 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.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your bank details (c) languages you know (d) your phone and email
4. 4.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) be ready to explain it (c) say it was a joke (d) deny it
5. 5.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) languages you know (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
6. 6.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
7. 7.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) your city and PIN code (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
8. 8.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) built a rain gauge model (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) spreadsheets (basic)
9. 9.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) B.Com first year
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
11. 11.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) made-up jobs
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) a long life story (c) skills like typing (d) your phone and email
13. 13.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) school and marks
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) built a rain gauge model (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a mobile number
18. 18.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) skills like typing
24. 24.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) a website for our club (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) built a rain gauge model
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) projects you did (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) clubs and activities (c) languages you know (d) school and marks
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) clubs and activities (c) volunteer work (d) projects you did
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) awards and prizes (c) your Aadhaar number (d) skills like typing
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) awards and prizes (c) skills like typing (d) projects you did
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
37. 37.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) an email ID (d) eco club member
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
39. 39.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it

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