Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 936 · 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 passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) skills like typing (c) your Aadhaar number (d) clubs and activities
4. 4.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) school football team (c) B.Com first year (d) built a rain gauge model
8. 8.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a website for our club (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) a mobile number (d) school football team
10. 10.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) say it was a joke
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) awards and prizes (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
17. 17.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) projects you did (c) school and marks (d) volunteer work
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
21. 21.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) volunteer work (d) skills like typing
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) a long life story
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your passwords (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a long life story (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
30. 30.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) your city and PIN code (c) a website for our club (d) an email ID
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) a long life story
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) your bank details
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) awards and prizes (c) languages you know (d) a long life story
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
35. 35.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) one page
36. 36.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) your city and PIN code (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) awards and prizes (c) made-up marks (d) a long life story
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects

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