Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 762 · 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.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) awards and prizes (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
4. 4.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) all bold capitals
5. 5.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) one page
6. 6.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) skills like typing (d) your siblings’ marks
7. 7.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) built a rain gauge model
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) an email ID (d) a mobile number
10. 10.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a mobile number (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) school football team (d) an email ID
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
15. 15.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) debate club secretary (d) your city and PIN code
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) a long life story (d) awards and prizes
17. 17.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
21. 21.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) built a rain gauge model
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) your Aadhaar number (d) projects you did
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your passwords (d) skills like typing
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) your passwords
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) nothing at all
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
33. 33.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) languages you know (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your bank details
35. 35.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) your city and PIN code (c) a website for our club (d) debate club secretary
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your passwords (c) languages you know (d) volunteer work
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) volunteer work (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords

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