Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 198 · 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.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
2. 2.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) B.Com first year (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) an email ID
6. 6.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) eco club member (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) built a rain gauge model
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) nothing at all
11. 11.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a mobile number (b) school football team (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) eco club member
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) your phone and email
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) projects you did
15. 15.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) school and marks (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
17. 17.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) an email ID (d) typing 40 words a minute
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) a party selfie
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
22. 22.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) five fancy fonts
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
25. 25.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a mobile number (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) basic HTML and CSS
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
27. 27.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) five pages
28. 28.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) B.Com first year (c) an email ID (d) a mobile number
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) languages you know (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
35. 35.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a mobile number
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) a party selfie (d) your phone and email
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a website for our club (d) a mobile number
40. 40.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True

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