Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 82 · 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) clubs and activities (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
3. 3.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a mobile number (d) built a rain gauge model
4. 4.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
8. 8.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) five pages
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) debate club secretary (c) a website for our club (d) basic HTML and CSS
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) languages you know (c) clubs and activities (d) made-up marks
12. 12.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
15. 15.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) an email ID (c) a website for our club (d) Class 10 board: 88%
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) volunteer work (c) made-up marks (d) a long life story
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) volunteer work
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) your Aadhaar number
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) your siblings’ marks
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) your siblings’ marks (d) projects you did
25. 25.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) five fancy fonts
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
27. 27.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) school football team (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) projects you did (c) school and marks (d) clubs and activities
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) skills like typing (c) a long life story (d) your bank details
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) projects you did (d) skills like typing
31. 31.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a website for our club (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) Class 10 board: 88%
32. 32.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
34. 34.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) eco club member (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) your city and PIN code
35. 35.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) B.Com first year (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) eco club member
36. 36.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) your Aadhaar number

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