Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 126 · 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: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) clubs and activities
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.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) B.Com first year (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
8. 8.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) projects and activities (c) their parents’ jobs (d) nothing at all
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
16. 16.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) B.Com first year (d) built a rain gauge model
18. 18.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) your city and PIN code (c) school football team (d) typing 40 words a minute
21. 21.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
23. 23.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a mobile number (d) built a rain gauge model
25. 25.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
27. 27.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) languages you know (c) a long life story (d) your siblings’ marks
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a long life story
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) awards and prizes (d) projects you did
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) volunteer work (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
39. 39.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) school football team (d) B.Com first year
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities

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