Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 205 · 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: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
2. 2.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) volunteer work
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) skills like typing
5. 5.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) deny it
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) B.Com first year (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) your city and PIN code
8. 8.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) eco club member (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 10 board: 88%
9. 9.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) volunteer work
11. 11.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a mobile number
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) skills like typing (d) your siblings’ marks
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) your Aadhaar number (d) awards and prizes
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
17. 17.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) awards and prizes
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) a long life story (c) school and marks (d) projects you did
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) awards and prizes (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
22. 22.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your bank details (c) languages you know (d) skills like typing
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a website for our club (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
26. 26.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) languages you know (d) awards and prizes
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) clubs and activities (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
31. 31.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) your passwords (d) awards and prizes
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
37. 37.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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