Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 860 · 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: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
4. 4.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) B.Com first year (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) a website for our club
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
8. 8.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your siblings’ marks (d) volunteer work
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
13. 13.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) B.Com first year (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) spreadsheets (basic)
14. 14.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) projects and activities (c) their parents’ jobs (d) made-up jobs
16. 16.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) B.Com first year (b) a mobile number (c) eco club member (d) debate club secretary
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your bank details (c) skills like typing (d) projects you did
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
19. 19.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) awards and prizes (c) languages you know (d) your passwords
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
25. 25.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
27. 27.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) built a rain gauge model
28. 28.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) one page (d) ten pages
29. 29.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) debate club secretary (d) an email ID
31. 31.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) say it was a joke
32. 32.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a website for our club (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) built a rain gauge model
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your phone and email (d) clubs and activities
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) awards and prizes (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your bank details
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects

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