Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 233 · 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.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) school football team (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) your city and PIN code
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) skills like typing (d) a party selfie
4. 4.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) your city and PIN code (c) eco club member (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
5. 5.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) your city and PIN code (c) school football team (d) spreadsheets (basic)
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) your phone and email (d) your Aadhaar number
13. 13.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
16. 16.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) school football team (c) eco club member (d) a mobile number
17. 17.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) deny it (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
19. 19.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) ten pages (d) half a line
20. 20.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your passwords (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a long life story
22. 22.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your phone and email (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
26. 26.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a letter of thanks
29. 29.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) an email ID (c) debate club secretary (d) basic HTML and CSS
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) a long life story (d) volunteer work
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
35. 35.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) school football team (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
36. 36.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) an email ID (c) B.Com first year (d) debate club secretary
37. 37.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) an email ID (c) B.Com first year (d) spreadsheets (basic)
38. 38.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) school football team (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) built a rain gauge model (d) debate club secretary
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details

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