Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 481 · 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: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) a party selfie
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) B.Com first year (c) a website for our club (d) typing 40 words a minute
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) languages you know
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
12. 12.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) Class 10 board: 88%
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) school and marks (c) projects you did (d) clubs and activities
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) projects
15. 15.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
17. 17.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) say it was a joke
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) your Aadhaar number
20. 20.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a mobile number
21. 21.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) an email ID (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) debate club secretary
22. 22.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) ten pages
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) skills like typing (d) a long life story
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) skills like typing (c) languages you know (d) your Aadhaar number
28. 28.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a letter of thanks
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
30. 30.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) all bold capitals
31. 31.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) eco club member (c) B.Com first year (d) a survey of 50 shops
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
33. 33.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) Class 10 board: 88%
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) eco club member (c) school football team (d) B.Com first year
38. 38.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) B.Com first year (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) eco club member
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) projects you did (c) languages you know (d) volunteer work
40. 40.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026

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