Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 783 · 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: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) a long life story (c) languages you know (d) skills like typing
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) awards and prizes (d) your bank details
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a long life story (c) languages you know (d) awards and prizes
15. 15.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your phone and email (c) made-up marks (d) your Aadhaar number
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) volunteer work (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) eco club member (b) a mobile number (c) a website for our club (d) Class 10 board: 88%
21. 21.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) a website for our club (d) school football team
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
23. 23.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) skills like typing (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
25. 25.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) your phone and email (d) your Aadhaar number
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) your city and PIN code (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) B.Com first year
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) projects you did (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your passwords
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
37. 37.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) ten pages
38. 38.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) B.Com first year (b) an email ID (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) debate club secretary
39. 39.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities

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