Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 32 · 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.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) all bold capitals
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
3. 3.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) your city and PIN code (c) eco club member (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
5. 5.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a website for our club (d) a survey of 50 shops
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
7. 7.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) debate club secretary (c) an email ID (d) a website for our club
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
10. 10.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) an email ID
11. 11.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a short summary of you
12. 12.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) five pages
13. 13.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) school and marks
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your bank details (c) volunteer work (d) your phone and email
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
20. 20.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) clubs and activities (c) your siblings’ marks (d) languages you know
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) your bank details
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) awards and prizes (c) a long life story (d) school and marks
28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) skills like typing (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
34. 34.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details
36. 36.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) your city and PIN code (d) school football team
37. 37.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your phone and email (c) skills like typing (d) volunteer work
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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