Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 141 · 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) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) awards and prizes (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) a party selfie (c) languages you know (d) clubs and activities
4. 4.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) school football team (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) your city and PIN code
5. 5.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a website for our club (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
6. 6.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) nothing at all
7. 7.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) five pages
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) awards and prizes
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) awards and prizes (d) your phone and email
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) made-up marks
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) clubs and activities
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) your phone and email (d) school and marks
25. 25.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) eco club member (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) an email ID
26. 26.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) an email ID (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a website for our club
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) skills like typing
28. 28.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a mobile number
30. 30.📄 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) change the subject (d) deny it
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) a website for our club (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) your city and PIN code
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) awards and prizes (d) languages you know
35. 35.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a full autobiography (c) a school report card (d) a letter of thanks
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) awards and prizes (c) a long life story (d) your bank details
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) education

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