Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 382 · 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 activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) school football team (d) basic HTML and CSS
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) clubs and activities (c) school and marks (d) your passwords
9. 9.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) skills like typing
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) debate club secretary (c) B.Com first year (d) a website for our club
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
23. 23.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) a mobile number (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) your city and PIN code
26. 26.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) B.Com first year (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a mobile number
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
29. 29.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) ten pages (d) one page
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) clubs and activities (d) a party selfie
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) debate club secretary (d) Class 10 board: 88%
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) made-up marks (d) your bank details
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) made-up marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
37. 37.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) eco club member
38. 38.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
40. 40.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a mobile number (d) typing 40 words a minute

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