Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 248 · 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) ten pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) five pages
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your phone and email (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
5. 5.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) eco club member (c) B.Com first year (d) an email ID
6. 6.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) built a rain gauge model (d) debate club secretary
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a mobile number (c) a website for our club (d) typing 40 words a minute
11. 11.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) projects and activities (c) their parents’ jobs (d) made-up jobs
13. 13.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) B.Com first year (d) a mobile number
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) your passwords (d) made-up marks
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) clubs and activities (d) awards and prizes
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) skills like typing (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your phone and email (c) made-up marks (d) awards and prizes
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) languages you know (c) a long life story (d) your Aadhaar number
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) a party selfie (c) languages you know (d) skills like typing
25. 25.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a website for our club (c) a mobile number (d) eco club member
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) awards and prizes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) a long life story
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) volunteer work
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
33. 33.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a website for our club
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) languages you know (d) your Aadhaar number
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) your passwords
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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