Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 504 · 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.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) five fancy fonts
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) languages you know (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your passwords (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
8. 8.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) one page (d) half a line
9. 9.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a website for our club (b) debate club secretary (c) B.Com first year (d) your city and PIN code
10. 10.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a website for our club (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) an email ID
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) clubs and activities (d) made-up marks
15. 15.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) made-up jobs
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
20. 20.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) debate club secretary (c) an email ID (d) eco club member
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) skills like typing (c) made-up marks (d) awards and prizes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) awards and prizes
26. 26.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks
30. 30.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) say it was a joke
31. 31.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) volunteer work (d) projects you did
33. 33.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) debate club secretary (d) Class 10 board: 88%
34. 34.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities
36. 36.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) skills like typing
38. 38.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) a mobile number (d) Class 10 board: 88%
40. 40.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a website for our club (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026

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