Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 182 · 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) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
2. 2.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) all bold capitals (d) five fancy fonts
3. 3.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) school football team (c) your city and PIN code (d) built a rain gauge model
4. 4.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) your phone and email
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your bank details (c) projects you did (d) skills like typing
7. 7.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) nothing at all (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs
8. 8.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
9. 9.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a website for our club (c) your city and PIN code (d) eco club member
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
13. 13.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your phone and email (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
19. 19.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) languages you know (c) your phone and email (d) your Aadhaar number
21. 21.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) clubs and activities
24. 24.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) your passwords (d) projects you did
29. 29.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) your city and PIN code
30. 30.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) a website for our club (d) B.Com first year
31. 31.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
33. 33.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a website for our club (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a mobile number (d) B.Com first year
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
35. 35.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
36. 36.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 10 board: 88%
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your bank details (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) skills like typing
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) volunteer work (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number

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