Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 907 · 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) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) skills like typing (d) your siblings’ marks
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) languages you know (d) a long life story
6. 6.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) your city and PIN code (d) spreadsheets (basic)
7. 7.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) Class 10 board: 88%
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
9. 9.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) an email ID (d) a survey of 50 shops
10. 10.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
13. 13.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
14. 14.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) skills like typing (d) your passwords
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
18. 18.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a letter of thanks (c) a full autobiography (d) a school report card
19. 19.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) say it was a joke (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
21. 21.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) projects you did
24. 24.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
29. 29.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) projects and activities (c) nothing at all (d) their parents’ jobs
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) clubs and activities (c) your passwords (d) made-up marks
31. 31.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
33. 33.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
36. 36.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) a mobile number (c) built a rain gauge model (d) typing 40 words a minute
37. 37.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) your passwords
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) skills like typing (c) volunteer work (d) languages you know

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