Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 854 · 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) skills like typing (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
5. 5.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) projects and activities (c) their parents’ jobs (d) made-up jobs
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) your siblings’ marks
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) projects you did
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) languages you know (c) made-up marks (d) your Aadhaar number
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a short summary of you
13. 13.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) skills like typing
16. 16.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) an email ID
18. 18.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) eco club member
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
22. 22.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) basic HTML and CSS
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
28. 28.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your Aadhaar number (c) skills like typing (d) volunteer work
32. 32.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) deny it (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a mobile number (c) your city and PIN code (d) typing 40 words a minute
35. 35.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) your city and PIN code (d) built a rain gauge model
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) skills like typing
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) volunteer work
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) awards and prizes (d) made-up marks

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