Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 469 · 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.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
6. 6.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) one page
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) clubs and activities
12. 12.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
14. 14.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a mobile number
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
17. 17.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) an email ID
18. 18.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) a website for our club (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) projects you did (c) languages you know (d) clubs and activities
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) skills like typing (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
21. 21.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you
23. 23.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) languages you know
26. 26.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) eco club member (d) a website for our club
27. 27.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a website for our club (c) an email ID (d) spreadsheets (basic)
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
29. 29.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) languages you know (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
34. 34.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) school football team (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) a survey of 50 shops
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) your passwords (d) made-up marks
37. 37.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) eco club member (d) basic HTML and CSS
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) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) a long life story

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