Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 578 · 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 siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
3. 3.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a survey of 50 shops
4. 4.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) your city and PIN code (c) B.Com first year (d) eco club member
5. 5.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) your bank details
7. 7.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) debate club secretary (c) a website for our club (d) a mobile number
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) skills like typing (d) clubs and activities
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
11. 11.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) be ready to explain it (d) change the subject
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
16. 16.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) awards and prizes (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) built a rain gauge model (c) debate club secretary (d) a survey of 50 shops
21. 21.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) half a line (c) ten pages (d) one page
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) projects you did (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your bank details
23. 23.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
26. 26.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
29. 29.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) projects and activities (c) their parents’ jobs (d) made-up jobs
30. 30.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) all bold capitals (d) five fancy fonts
34. 34.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
35. 35.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) eco club member (d) a website for our club
36. 36.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) built a rain gauge model (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) spreadsheets (basic)
37. 37.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a long life story
39. 39.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes

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