Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 386 · 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 projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) a website for our club (c) B.Com first year (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
3. 3.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
4. 4.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) awards and prizes (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
7. 7.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) B.Com first year (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) built a rain gauge model
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
10. 10.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) built a rain gauge model (c) your city and PIN code (d) basic HTML and CSS
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) a long life story (d) your bank details
13. 13.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) one plain, clear font
14. 14.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) skills like typing (d) made-up marks
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
16. 16.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
22. 22.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) five pages (d) one page
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) made-up marks
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) school and marks (d) your siblings’ marks
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
28. 28.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a website for our club (d) basic HTML and CSS
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) eco club member
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) made-up marks
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
36. 36.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) B.Com first year (d) school football team
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your passwords (c) volunteer work (d) languages you know
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills

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