Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 910 · 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.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) their parents’ jobs
2. 2.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) five pages
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
9. 9.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) built a rain gauge model (d) typing 40 words a minute
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
15. 15.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) an email ID (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
16. 16.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) five fancy fonts
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) skills like typing (c) volunteer work (d) awards and prizes
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
21. 21.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) B.Com first year (c) debate club secretary (d) a website for our club
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your phone and email (c) made-up marks (d) projects you did
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) projects you did (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) languages you know (c) made-up marks (d) your Aadhaar number
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
29. 29.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
30. 30.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) school football team (d) a website for our club
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) projects you did
32. 32.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) eco club member
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) your Aadhaar number
34. 34.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) be ready to explain it (c) change the subject (d) say it was a joke
37. 37.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills

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