Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 167 · 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) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
2. 2.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a website for our club (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) school football team
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
4. 4.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) half a line (c) ten pages (d) one page
5. 5.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) awards and prizes (d) volunteer work
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) languages you know
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
8. 8.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) school and marks (d) your bank details
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) languages you know (c) volunteer work (d) a long life story
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
18. 18.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) languages you know (c) your siblings’ marks (d) made-up marks
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
22. 22.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) clubs and activities (d) made-up marks
26. 26.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) debate club secretary (d) your city and PIN code
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) skills like typing (c) made-up marks (d) your bank details
28. 28.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your Aadhaar number (c) skills like typing (d) clubs and activities
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) projects you did
31. 31.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) debate club secretary (d) a mobile number
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your passwords (c) clubs and activities (d) projects you did
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) projects you did (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) all bold capitals (d) five fancy fonts

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