Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 970 · 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 belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) your phone and email (d) your Aadhaar number
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
3. 3.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) B.Com first year (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) typing 40 words a minute
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) a party selfie
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
7. 7.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) say it was a joke (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) made-up marks
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) clubs and activities (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) awards and prizes
18. 18.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) one plain, clear font
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) skills like typing
20. 20.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your phone and email (c) made-up marks (d) languages you know
23. 23.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) an email ID (c) a website for our club (d) B.Com first year
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) skills like typing
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) your siblings’ marks
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
29. 29.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
34. 34.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) basic HTML and CSS
35. 35.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
38. 38.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
39. 39.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) built a rain gauge model (c) school football team (d) a survey of 50 shops
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks

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