Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 207 · 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: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
2. 2.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a mobile number (d) your city and PIN code
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your Aadhaar number
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) your passwords
5. 5.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) clubs and activities (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
13. 13.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) their parents’ jobs
14. 14.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a website for our club (d) Class 10 board: 88%
15. 15.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) built a rain gauge model (d) eco club member
17. 17.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) five pages (c) half a line (d) one page
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) made-up marks
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
20. 20.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your bank details (c) awards and prizes (d) languages you know
22. 22.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) tiny handwriting (c) one plain, clear font (d) five fancy fonts
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) your bank details
25. 25.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities
27. 27.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) an email ID (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) eco club member
28. 28.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) debate club secretary (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) school football team
29. 29.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) skills like typing (c) volunteer work (d) school and marks
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
34. 34.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) languages you know (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
36. 36.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) your city and PIN code
37. 37.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your Aadhaar number (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
40. 40.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) B.Com first year

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