Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 272 · 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.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) projects you did
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
5. 5.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) B.Com first year (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) an email ID
6. 6.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) ten pages
7. 7.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) deny it (d) be ready to explain it
8. 8.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) school and marks
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
17. 17.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) an email ID (d) a survey of 50 shops
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) tiny handwriting (c) one plain, clear font (d) five fancy fonts
22. 22.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) an email ID (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) spreadsheets (basic)
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) skills like typing (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your phone and email (c) awards and prizes (d) clubs and activities
25. 25.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) a long life story
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
30. 30.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) built a rain gauge model (c) an email ID (d) B.Com first year
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
34. 34.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) an email ID (d) school football team
35. 35.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) clubs and activities (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) languages you know (c) a party selfie (d) your phone and email
38. 38.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) B.Com first year (c) a website for our club (d) school football team
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
40. 40.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a website for our club (d) an email ID

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