Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 94 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) skills like typing
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
3. 3.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your bank details (c) clubs and activities (d) made-up marks
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
7. 7.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) built a rain gauge model (c) B.Com first year (d) spreadsheets (basic)
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) skills
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 10 board: 88%
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) activities
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) your phone and email (d) your passwords
15. 15.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) eco club member (c) a mobile number (d) a website for our club
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) B.Com first year (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a mobile number
23. 23.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) B.Com first year
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) volunteer work
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) debate club secretary
29. 29.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
30. 30.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) B.Com first year (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a website for our club
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) skills like typing
32. 32.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) ten pages
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) languages you know
35. 35.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) basic HTML and CSS
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) projects you did (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) your passwords (d) volunteer work
38. 38.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) nothing at all
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
40. 40.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you

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