Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 893 · 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.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) skills like typing (c) your Aadhaar number (d) made-up marks
5. 5.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) five pages (d) half a line
6. 6.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) be ready to explain it (c) deny it (d) say it was a joke
8. 8.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a website for our club (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) your city and PIN code
9. 9.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a mobile number (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) built a rain gauge model (d) school football team
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
14. 14.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) built a rain gauge model (c) B.Com first year (d) school football team
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) eco club member (d) debate club secretary
17. 17.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a school report card (d) a letter of thanks
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) volunteer work
19. 19.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) B.Com first year (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) typing 40 words a minute
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) awards and prizes (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
24. 24.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
27. 27.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) skills like typing
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
30. 30.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) school football team (c) an email ID (d) a mobile number
31. 31.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
33. 33.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) a website for our club (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) an email ID
34. 34.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) a mobile number (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) basic HTML and CSS
35. 35.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) eco club member
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
37. 37.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) awards and prizes (c) languages you know (d) skills like typing
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) school and marks

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