Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 307 · 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) volunteer work (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
3. 3.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) built a rain gauge model (c) school football team (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
5. 5.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) an email ID (c) a website for our club (d) debate club secretary
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
7. 7.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) B.Com first year (c) school football team (d) a mobile number
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) awards and prizes (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
11. 11.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) an email ID
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
13. 13.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) eco club member (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
15. 15.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a full autobiography
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
17. 17.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) spreadsheets (basic)
20. 20.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) a party selfie (c) awards and prizes (d) skills like typing
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
25. 25.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your bank details (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) projects you did
29. 29.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) projects you did
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
35. 35.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a mobile number (b) eco club member (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) basic HTML and CSS
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) activities
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) a long life story (c) volunteer work (d) your phone and email
39. 39.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) B.Com first year (d) spreadsheets (basic)
40. 40.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) debate club secretary (b) school football team (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a mobile number

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