Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 222 · 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.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
3. 3.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) your siblings’ marks
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) skills like typing (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
9. 9.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) awards and prizes
10. 10.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) one plain, clear font (c) tiny handwriting (d) all bold capitals
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) clubs and activities (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
15. 15.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
19. 19.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) school football team (d) a website for our club
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) school football team
23. 23.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) be ready to explain it (c) say it was a joke (d) deny it
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) made-up marks
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
28. 28.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
29. 29.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) debate club secretary (b) B.Com first year (c) school football team (d) spreadsheets (basic)
30. 30.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) skills like typing (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your siblings’ marks (c) languages you know (d) awards and prizes
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) your phone and email
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) languages you know (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
40. 40.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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