Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 276 · 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 goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) school football team (c) a website for our club (d) Class 10 board: 88%
2. 2.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) say it was a joke (c) change the subject (d) deny it
4. 4.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
9. 9.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) built a rain gauge model (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a mobile number
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) projects you did (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
13. 13.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) ten pages (d) one page
14. 14.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your passwords
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) volunteer work (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) school and marks (d) your bank details
18. 18.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a full autobiography
19. 19.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) your city and PIN code (d) built a rain gauge model
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your Aadhaar number (c) skills like typing (d) your phone and email
21. 21.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a mobile number (b) your city and PIN code (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) B.Com first year
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) awards and prizes (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
30. 30.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) volunteer work
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
34. 34.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a website for our club (b) a mobile number (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) an email ID
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) B.Com first year (d) a mobile number
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) your phone and email
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills

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