Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 879 · 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 projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) school football team (d) a website for our club
2. 2.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) a website for our club (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) B.Com first year
3. 3.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
4. 4.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
6. 6.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) B.Com first year (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) typing 40 words a minute
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
10. 10.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) eco club member (d) your city and PIN code
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) projects you did
17. 17.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) a website for our club (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
21. 21.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) your city and PIN code (c) eco club member (d) B.Com first year
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
26. 26.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) built a rain gauge model (d) debate club secretary
27. 27.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
29. 29.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) deny it (d) be ready to explain it
30. 30.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) volunteer work
32. 32.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) made-up jobs (c) nothing at all (d) their parents’ jobs
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
35. 35.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) one page (d) half a line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) school and marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) skills like typing (d) your passwords
38. 38.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) education

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