Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 176 · 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) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) skills like typing
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie
4. 4.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a short summary of you (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) tiny handwriting
9. 9.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) say it was a joke (c) deny it (d) be ready to explain it
10. 10.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
12. 12.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
14. 14.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) an email ID
15. 15.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
26. 26.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) clubs and activities (c) volunteer work (d) skills like typing
28. 28.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) an email ID (c) debate club secretary (d) Class 10 board: 88%
30. 30.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) clubs and activities (d) a long life story
37. 37.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) clubs and activities
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
40. 40.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False

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