Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 96 · 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.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
3. 3.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your phone and email
7. 7.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) a mobile number (d) an email ID
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your phone and email (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
15. 15.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) five fancy fonts
16. 16.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) eco club member (d) a survey of 50 shops
17. 17.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) clubs and activities (c) awards and prizes (d) your bank details
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) clubs and activities
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
22. 22.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) an email ID (c) B.Com first year (d) your city and PIN code
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
24. 24.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) a mobile number (c) debate club secretary (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
26. 26.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a mobile number (c) an email ID (d) debate club secretary
27. 27.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) five pages (d) half a line
28. 28.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a mobile number (c) school football team (d) typing 40 words a minute
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your phone and email (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
31. 31.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) eco club member (d) B.Com first year
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) projects you did (c) a long life story (d) your siblings’ marks
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) skills like typing (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) a long life story (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it

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