Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 947 · 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 should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) languages you know (c) your siblings’ marks (d) school and marks
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) clubs and activities
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) volunteer work (d) your phone and email
4. 4.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) ten pages (c) half a line (d) one page
5. 5.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) made-up marks (c) languages you know (d) your phone and email
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
11. 11.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
15. 15.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
17. 17.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a mobile number (b) school football team (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) B.Com first year
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) clubs and activities (d) languages you know
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your phone and email (c) a party selfie (d) your Aadhaar number
22. 22.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) awards and prizes
27. 27.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your bank details (c) skills like typing (d) made-up marks
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) B.Com first year (c) debate club secretary (d) Class 10 board: 88%
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) languages you know (d) a party selfie
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
38. 38.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) clubs and activities (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects

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