Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 650 · 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 projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) B.Com first year (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a mobile number
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) skills like typing (d) your passwords
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) school and marks
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
6. 6.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) your phone and email (d) your Aadhaar number
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
12. 12.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
14. 14.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) five pages
15. 15.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) say it was a joke (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
16. 16.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a mobile number (d) typing 40 words a minute
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) school football team (b) an email ID (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) your city and PIN code
21. 21.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) B.Com first year (b) debate club secretary (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) your city and PIN code
22. 22.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a survey of 50 shops
25. 25.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
29. 29.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) eco club member
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) awards and prizes (c) projects you did (d) clubs and activities
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
32. 32.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
34. 34.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) built a rain gauge model (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) basic HTML and CSS
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) skills like typing (c) volunteer work (d) school and marks
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
39. 39.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) eco club member (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) an email ID (d) B.Com first year
40. 40.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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