Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 341 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) made-up marks (d) volunteer work
2. 2.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
7. 7.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a website for our club (d) debate club secretary
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) projects you did
11. 11.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) half a line
12. 12.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you
13. 13.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) one plain, clear font (c) all bold capitals (d) tiny handwriting
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
15. 15.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
19. 19.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) eco club member (d) a mobile number
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) volunteer work
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) school football team (d) debate club secretary
32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) projects you did
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details

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