Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 919 · 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 goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) your city and PIN code (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) typing 40 words a minute
2. 2.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) an email ID
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
6. 6.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) debate club secretary (c) an email ID (d) Class 10 board: 88%
7. 7.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) awards and prizes (c) your bank details (d) clubs and activities
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) a long life story (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
11. 11.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a website for our club
13. 13.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) built a rain gauge model (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
16. 16.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) be ready to explain it (c) say it was a joke (d) change the subject
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) activities
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) skills like typing
19. 19.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) debate club secretary
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) ten pages
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
24. 24.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) your city and PIN code (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) Class 10 board: 88%
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) your siblings’ marks
27. 27.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) built a rain gauge model (d) school football team
28. 28.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) languages you know (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
30. 30.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
31. 31.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) an email ID (c) built a rain gauge model (d) B.Com first year
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
37. 37.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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