Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

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

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