Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 148 · 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.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) be ready to explain it (c) change the subject (d) say it was a joke
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
6. 6.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) school football team (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) typing 40 words a minute
7. 7.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) an email ID (d) typing 40 words a minute
9. 9.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
10. 10.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
15. 15.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a website for our club (c) B.Com first year (d) your city and PIN code
16. 16.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) your city and PIN code (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) Class 10 board: 88%
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
18. 18.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) clubs and activities
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) a party selfie (d) projects you did
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) clubs and activities
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) debate club secretary (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a mobile number (d) built a rain gauge model
25. 25.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) made-up jobs
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) awards and prizes
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
29. 29.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
31. 31.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
32. 32.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) one page
33. 33.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a website for our club (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) your city and PIN code
34. 34.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) skills like typing (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
36. 36.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) an email ID (c) eco club member (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities
38. 38.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) made-up marks (d) awards and prizes

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