Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 971 · 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: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
3. 3.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) skills like typing
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
7. 7.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a mobile number
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) skills like typing (d) your siblings’ marks
10. 10.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) B.Com first year (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) school football team
11. 11.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) B.Com first year (c) debate club secretary (d) school football team
12. 12.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) say it was a joke
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) projects you did
14. 14.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your passwords
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
17. 17.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) B.Com first year (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) eco club member
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) one page
20. 20.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a letter of thanks
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) five fancy fonts
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) a party selfie (c) volunteer work (d) school and marks
27. 27.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a survey of 50 shops
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) skills like typing (c) made-up marks (d) a long life story
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) languages you know
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) clubs and activities
32. 32.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) an email ID (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) B.Com first year
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your passwords (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
40. 40.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) a survey of 50 shops

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