Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 920 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) an email ID (c) debate club secretary (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
3. 3.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
4. 4.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) five pages
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
11. 11.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
12. 12.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a website for our club (c) a mobile number (d) school football team
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) an email ID (d) Class 10 board: 88%
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
23. 23.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) deny it (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) your siblings’ marks
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) an email ID
34. 34.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) eco club member (c) built a rain gauge model (d) typing 40 words a minute
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your passwords (c) school and marks (d) clubs and activities
37. 37.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) your city and PIN code (d) Class 10 board: 88%
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) your passwords (d) volunteer work
40. 40.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False

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