Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 197 · 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.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
2. 2.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
4. 4.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
5. 5.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) clubs and activities (c) awards and prizes (d) volunteer work
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) activities
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) projects you did
9. 9.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) school football team (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) built a rain gauge model
10. 10.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) eco club member (c) a mobile number (d) B.Com first year
11. 11.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) eco club member (d) built a rain gauge model
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) languages you know
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) skills like typing (d) a long life story
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
18. 18.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
19. 19.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) B.Com first year (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a website for our club
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) made-up marks (d) your passwords
24. 24.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) all bold capitals
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) made-up marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a long life story
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) awards and prizes
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
29. 29.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) five pages (d) ten pages
30. 30.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) an email ID (c) a mobile number (d) a survey of 50 shops
31. 31.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
35. 35.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a mobile number (b) debate club secretary (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 10 board: 88%
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) projects you did (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
39. 39.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) say it was a joke
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number

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