Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 603 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) skills like typing (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) languages you know
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
6. 6.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) all bold capitals
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
8. 8.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) made-up jobs (c) nothing at all (d) projects and activities
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
10. 10.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a website for our club (c) school football team (d) typing 40 words a minute
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
12. 12.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a mobile number (d) an email ID
13. 13.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) an email ID (d) debate club secretary
14. 14.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a survey of 50 shops
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
16. 16.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) debate club secretary (b) school football team (c) a mobile number (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) awards and prizes
18. 18.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) a mobile number (d) B.Com first year
19. 19.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) one page
23. 23.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a website for our club (c) B.Com first year (d) your city and PIN code
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
27. 27.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) a mobile number (c) a website for our club (d) B.Com first year
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
30. 30.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
33. 33.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) awards and prizes
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) made-up marks (c) skills like typing (d) languages you know
37. 37.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities

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