Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 301 · 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) leave it out (b) include it
2. 2.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) B.Com first year (d) eco club member
3. 3.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a website for our club (d) typing 40 words a minute
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) your bank details
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
6. 6.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a website for our club (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) debate club secretary
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) projects you did
8. 8.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a letter of thanks (c) a full autobiography (d) a short summary of you
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) skills like typing (c) a long life story (d) made-up marks
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
11. 11.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) your city and PIN code (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) skills like typing (d) a long life story
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) awards and prizes (c) clubs and activities (d) projects you did
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) clubs and activities (c) projects you did (d) your passwords
29. 29.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) B.Com first year (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) languages you know
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your phone and email (c) awards and prizes (d) languages you know
34. 34.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
35. 35.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) volunteer work (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
38. 38.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals

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