Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 604 · 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 skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a mobile number (c) school football team (d) basic HTML and CSS
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) awards and prizes
3. 3.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) awards and prizes (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
5. 5.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) five pages (d) one page
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
10. 10.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) their parents’ jobs (c) made-up jobs (d) projects and activities
11. 11.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) five fancy fonts
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) a long life story (c) school and marks (d) projects you did
13. 13.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
14. 14.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) an email ID
15. 15.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) awards and prizes (c) projects you did (d) your passwords
19. 19.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) languages you know
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a school report card (d) a letter of thanks
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) skills like typing (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks
27. 27.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a mobile number (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a survey of 50 shops
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) your phone and email (d) your Aadhaar number
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
32. 32.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) eco club member (d) school football team
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
35. 35.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) B.Com first year (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) an email ID
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
39. 39.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) eco club member (d) B.Com first year
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) your passwords

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