Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 103 · 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.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) your city and PIN code (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) eco club member
3. 3.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) an email ID (c) a website for our club (d) Class 10 board: 88%
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
5. 5.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
7. 7.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) debate club secretary
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) your passwords
13. 13.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) nothing at all
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) volunteer work
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) a long life story (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your passwords
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) languages you know (c) your phone and email (d) volunteer work
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
18. 18.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) B.Com first year (b) an email ID (c) a website for our club (d) a survey of 50 shops
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
21. 21.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) B.Com first year (c) a mobile number (d) debate club secretary
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
26. 26.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) eco club member (d) a survey of 50 shops
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) awards and prizes
31. 31.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
33. 33.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) skills like typing
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) clubs and activities (d) a party selfie
37. 37.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) eco club member (c) B.Com first year (d) a survey of 50 shops
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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