Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 90 · 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: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) made-up marks (c) skills like typing (d) volunteer work
3. 3.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) eco club member (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) B.Com first year
6. 6.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
8. 8.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) B.Com first year (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
14. 14.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
16. 16.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) school football team
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your phone and email (c) languages you know (d) a long life story
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) languages you know (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
22. 22.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) say it was a joke (c) change the subject (d) deny it
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
27. 27.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) skills like typing (c) languages you know (d) projects you did
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) projects you did (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) an email ID (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
32. 32.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) B.Com first year (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) eco club member
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) clubs and activities
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
36. 36.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) an email ID (d) a mobile number
37. 37.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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