Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 958 · 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.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
2. 2.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) change the subject
3. 3.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) volunteer work
6. 6.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) your passwords
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
9. 9.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) an email ID (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) your city and PIN code
10. 10.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) an email ID (c) a website for our club (d) school football team
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
12. 12.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
13. 13.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) ten pages (c) half a line (d) five pages
14. 14.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) a website for our club (c) your city and PIN code (d) basic HTML and CSS
15. 15.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) debate club secretary
16. 16.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) made-up jobs (c) nothing at all (d) their parents’ jobs
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) awards and prizes (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) awards and prizes
19. 19.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) a website for our club (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) eco club member
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) made-up marks
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) built a rain gauge model (c) school football team (d) Class 10 board: 88%
25. 25.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
28. 28.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a website for our club (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) a mobile number
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
33. 33.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) B.Com first year (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a mobile number (d) spreadsheets (basic)
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your Aadhaar number (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
40. 40.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) a mobile number (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) built a rain gauge model

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