Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

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

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