Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 385 · 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.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) say it was a joke (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
2. 2.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a website for our club (b) eco club member (c) a mobile number (d) Class 10 board: 88%
4. 4.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) nothing at all
5. 5.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a mobile number (b) school football team (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
6. 6.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) awards and prizes (c) volunteer work (d) your bank details
9. 9.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a website for our club (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) school football team
10. 10.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a mobile number (c) debate club secretary (d) Class 10 board: 88%
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) volunteer work
14. 14.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) an email ID (c) B.Com first year (d) eco club member
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
18. 18.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) clubs and activities (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) your bank details
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) skills like typing (d) your passwords
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) projects you did
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
30. 30.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks
35. 35.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
37. 37.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) one page (d) ten pages
38. 38.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) B.Com first year (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) your city and PIN code (d) eco club member
39. 39.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) projects you did (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks

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