Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 780 · 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.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
5. 5.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
6. 6.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a website for our club (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) school football team
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) skills like typing (c) languages you know (d) your phone and email
9. 9.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
12. 12.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) basic HTML and CSS
13. 13.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) a survey of 50 shops
14. 14.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your passwords
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a full autobiography (c) a school report card (d) a letter of thanks
19. 19.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) deny it (c) say it was a joke (d) change the subject
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
21. 21.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) awards and prizes (c) volunteer work (d) school and marks
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) languages you know (c) your phone and email (d) clubs and activities
25. 25.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) a website for our club (d) spreadsheets (basic)
26. 26.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) school football team (d) typing 40 words a minute
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your passwords (d) made-up marks
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
29. 29.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a website for our club (c) debate club secretary (d) an email ID
33. 33.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) five pages
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) skills (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
36. 36.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) B.Com first year (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 10 board: 88%
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) volunteer work (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) volunteer work
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) education

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