Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 237 · 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 belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
2. 2.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) awards and prizes
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) school and marks (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
10. 10.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) eco club member (d) spreadsheets (basic)
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) languages you know (c) clubs and activities (d) volunteer work
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
14. 14.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) basic HTML and CSS
15. 15.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) eco club member (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) B.Com first year (d) an email ID
16. 16.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) skills like typing (c) awards and prizes (d) projects you did
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
19. 19.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) your passwords
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) projects you did (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) volunteer work (d) awards and prizes
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a full autobiography (c) a school report card (d) a letter of thanks
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your siblings’ marks (c) volunteer work (d) school and marks
29. 29.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) ten pages
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) made-up marks (d) volunteer work
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
34. 34.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a mobile number (d) built a rain gauge model
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) your passwords
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) projects you did (d) made-up marks
38. 38.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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