Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

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

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