Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 487 · 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) be ready to explain it (c) change the subject (d) say it was a joke
2. 2.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) awards and prizes (c) your Aadhaar number (d) skills like typing
4. 4.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) B.Com first year (c) eco club member (d) a survey of 50 shops
6. 6.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) nothing at all (d) made-up jobs
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
9. 9.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
13. 13.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) tiny handwriting
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your phone and email (c) a party selfie (d) your passwords
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) skills like typing
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) your passwords
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) your bank details
20. 20.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
26. 26.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) five pages (d) one page
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) projects you did (d) your siblings’ marks
28. 28.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) school football team (c) a mobile number (d) B.Com first year
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
30. 30.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) debate club secretary
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) made-up marks
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) projects you did (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
33. 33.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a mobile number
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education

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