Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 120 · 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 belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) your passwords
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) languages you know (d) made-up marks
3. 3.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) your city and PIN code (c) a website for our club (d) debate club secretary
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
6. 6.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) tiny handwriting
7. 7.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) your city and PIN code (c) B.Com first year (d) school football team
8. 8.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) debate club secretary (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) spreadsheets (basic)
9. 9.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a survey of 50 shops
10. 10.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) an email ID (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) typing 40 words a minute
12. 12.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) nothing at all (c) made-up jobs (d) projects and activities
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) skills like typing
20. 20.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your phone and email
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) languages you know (c) skills like typing (d) your phone and email
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) made-up marks
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) languages you know (c) clubs and activities (d) projects you did
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
29. 29.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) be ready to explain it (c) deny it (d) change the subject
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) debate club secretary (c) school football team (d) basic HTML and CSS
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a letter of thanks
35. 35.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) half a line
36. 36.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a mobile number (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) B.Com first year
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it

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