Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 98 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) languages you know (c) school and marks (d) your passwords
2. 2.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
3. 3.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) one page (d) half a line
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
5. 5.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) eco club member (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) B.Com first year
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) your Aadhaar number (d) projects you did
7. 7.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) projects you did (d) clubs and activities
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
10. 10.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) debate club secretary (b) eco club member (c) a mobile number (d) built a rain gauge model
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
12. 12.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
13. 13.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) school football team (d) a mobile number
14. 14.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) languages you know (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
17. 17.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a website for our club (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) an email ID
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) projects you did
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) a long life story
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
21. 21.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) eco club member
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) be ready to explain it (c) say it was a joke (d) change the subject
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a survey of 50 shops
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) your siblings’ marks
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) languages you know (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) a long life story
34. 34.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) their parents’ jobs (c) nothing at all (d) made-up jobs
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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