Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 23 · 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.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) five pages (d) one page
2. 2.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) built a rain gauge model (d) school football team
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
5. 5.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) school football team (c) eco club member (d) your city and PIN code
6. 6.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) projects you did
8. 8.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
9. 9.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your bank details
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
15. 15.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) B.Com first year (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) debate club secretary
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
18. 18.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) a long life story (c) your siblings’ marks (d) made-up marks
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) projects you did (c) a long life story (d) your siblings’ marks
23. 23.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) spreadsheets (basic)
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your passwords (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
26. 26.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) an email ID
27. 27.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) made-up marks (c) clubs and activities (d) awards and prizes
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) volunteer work (c) skills like typing (d) your bank details
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) languages you know (c) a long life story (d) your bank details
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
34. 34.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) school football team (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your phone and email (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
36. 36.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) projects you did (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) tiny handwriting (d) all bold capitals

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