Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 683 · 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.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) five pages
2. 2.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a website for our club (d) eco club member
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) skills like typing (d) your passwords
6. 6.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
8. 8.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) awards and prizes (c) your siblings’ marks (d) projects you did
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) awards and prizes
16. 16.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) your city and PIN code
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks
18. 18.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
21. 21.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) built a rain gauge model (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) B.Com first year
23. 23.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) activities (d) projects
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) tiny handwriting (d) all bold capitals
29. 29.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a full autobiography (c) a school report card (d) a letter of thanks
30. 30.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) school and marks
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
38. 38.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) built a rain gauge model (d) your city and PIN code
39. 39.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) made-up marks

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