Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 89 · 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) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
2. 2.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) spreadsheets (basic)
3. 3.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) one plain, clear font (d) all bold capitals
4. 4.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) eco club member
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) B.Com first year (c) a mobile number (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
9. 9.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
13. 13.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) deny it (d) be ready to explain it
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
15. 15.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a mobile number (c) an email ID (d) basic HTML and CSS
16. 16.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) volunteer work
18. 18.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) school and marks (d) your siblings’ marks
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
24. 24.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) awards and prizes (c) skills like typing (d) your bank details
27. 27.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
29. 29.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) debate club secretary (c) an email ID (d) your city and PIN code
30. 30.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) your phone and email
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
37. 37.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) projects you did (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your bank details
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks

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