Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 129 · 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.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your bank details (c) projects you did (d) skills like typing
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) skills like typing (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) clubs and activities (d) your passwords
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) a party selfie (d) projects you did
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
14. 14.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
17. 17.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a website for our club (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) eco club member
19. 19.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) one plain, clear font (c) all bold capitals (d) tiny handwriting
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a mobile number (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a survey of 50 shops
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) nothing at all
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) made-up marks (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
28. 28.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
29. 29.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) your city and PIN code (d) a survey of 50 shops
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) clubs and activities
31. 31.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) five pages
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
35. 35.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your bank details (c) projects you did (d) skills like typing
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
39. 39.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) built a rain gauge model (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
40. 40.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True

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