Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 201 · 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: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
2. 2.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) debate club secretary (c) B.Com first year (d) a survey of 50 shops
3. 3.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) an email ID
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) education
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
8. 8.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) say it was a joke
9. 9.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) projects and activities (c) nothing at all (d) their parents’ jobs
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) skills like typing
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) clubs and activities (c) your phone and email (d) awards and prizes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
14. 14.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a website for our club (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) your city and PIN code
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) projects you did
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
17. 17.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) five fancy fonts
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your passwords (c) languages you know (d) a party selfie
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a full autobiography
22. 22.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) awards and prizes (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
27. 27.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) B.Com first year
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) your phone and email
31. 31.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a long life story (c) your phone and email (d) school and marks
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your passwords (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) volunteer work (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
40. 40.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a website for our club (d) school football team

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