Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 792 · 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 education section? (a) a website for our club (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a survey of 50 shops
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) languages you know (c) skills like typing (d) your phone and email
3. 3.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) ten pages (c) half a line (d) five pages
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) five fancy fonts
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
8. 8.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) debate club secretary (d) spreadsheets (basic)
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
12. 12.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
14. 14.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) skills like typing (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your bank details
18. 18.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) volunteer work
21. 21.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) B.Com first year (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) built a rain gauge model
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) a long life story (c) clubs and activities (d) school and marks
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) a long life story (d) awards and prizes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your siblings’ marks (c) awards and prizes (d) your phone and email
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) clubs and activities (c) skills like typing (d) your phone and email
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) volunteer work (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
35. 35.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) built a rain gauge model (d) your city and PIN code
36. 36.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) change the subject (c) deny it (d) say it was a joke
37. 37.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes

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