Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 288 · 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: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) all bold capitals (d) five fancy fonts
7. 7.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) B.Com first year (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your phone and email
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your siblings’ marks (c) languages you know (d) skills like typing
12. 12.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) eco club member (c) built a rain gauge model (d) debate club secretary
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) five pages
15. 15.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) skills like typing (d) a party selfie
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your Aadhaar number (c) projects you did (d) clubs and activities
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) volunteer work (d) a long life story
23. 23.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) an email ID
24. 24.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) your city and PIN code
27. 27.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) school football team (d) a mobile number
28. 28.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
30. 30.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) awards and prizes (d) skills like typing
32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) skills like typing
33. 33.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) awards and prizes (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
37. 37.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a survey of 50 shops
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) your phone and email
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes

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