Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 121 · 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: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) a long life story (d) languages you know
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) skills like typing (d) a party selfie
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
6. 6.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) be ready to explain it (c) say it was a joke (d) deny it
7. 7.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
12. 12.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) your city and PIN code (c) school football team (d) Class 10 board: 88%
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) clubs and activities
14. 14.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) school football team (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) ten pages
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) B.Com first year (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a mobile number
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
25. 25.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) one plain, clear font
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) made-up marks
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) awards and prizes (d) your passwords
31. 31.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) school football team (c) built a rain gauge model (d) B.Com first year
32. 32.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) debate club secretary (c) a website for our club (d) B.Com first year
33. 33.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) a long life story
35. 35.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) school football team (d) built a rain gauge model
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your bank details (c) languages you know (d) volunteer work
39. 39.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education

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