Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 499 · 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.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) school football team (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) your city and PIN code
5. 5.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a mobile number (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) B.Com first year
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
7. 7.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
9. 9.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) deny it (d) be ready to explain it
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) awards and prizes (c) your Aadhaar number (d) projects you did
13. 13.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) skills like typing (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) your city and PIN code (d) basic HTML and CSS
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) school football team
24. 24.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) an email ID (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) built a rain gauge model
25. 25.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) a party selfie
30. 30.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
32. 32.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) awards and prizes (c) school and marks (d) your passwords
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) projects you did
37. 37.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a mobile number (d) built a rain gauge model
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities

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