Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 296 · 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.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
2. 2.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) projects
6. 6.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) a long life story
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) school and marks (c) clubs and activities (d) skills like typing
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) made-up marks
11. 11.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a full autobiography (c) a school report card (d) a letter of thanks
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) your Aadhaar number
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) school and marks
20. 20.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) ten pages (c) half a line (d) five pages
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your Aadhaar number (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
24. 24.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) your bank details
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) your city and PIN code (d) eco club member
31. 31.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a website for our club (b) a mobile number (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) eco club member
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) debate club secretary (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
34. 34.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) an email ID (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) B.Com first year
36. 36.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) B.Com first year (c) debate club secretary (d) a survey of 50 shops
37. 37.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) school football team
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
40. 40.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) school football team (c) an email ID (d) B.Com first year

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students