Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 303 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) projects you did (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) activities (d) projects
3. 3.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) a mobile number (c) a website for our club (d) typing 40 words a minute
5. 5.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) skills like typing
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
8. 8.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) a mobile number
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) awards and prizes (d) your bank details
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) activities
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
14. 14.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) volunteer work
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) made-up marks (d) your bank details
21. 21.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a website for our club (d) eco club member
22. 22.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) an email ID
23. 23.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
26. 26.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) debate club secretary
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) a long life story (c) languages you know (d) your phone and email
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) tiny handwriting
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
31. 31.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a full autobiography (c) a school report card (d) a letter of thanks
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) awards and prizes (c) made-up marks (d) your passwords
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) your passwords
34. 34.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) school football team (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) eco club member
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your phone and email (c) skills like typing (d) languages you know
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) projects you did (d) a long life story
37. 37.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) ten pages
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) projects you did (c) volunteer work (d) awards and prizes

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