Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 318 · 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 should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) your bank details
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) clubs and activities (c) volunteer work (d) skills like typing
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
4. 4.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) B.Com first year (c) a website for our club (d) spreadsheets (basic)
5. 5.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) eco club member (d) a mobile number
6. 6.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) built a rain gauge model (d) your city and PIN code
8. 8.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) clubs and activities (c) your phone and email (d) skills like typing
10. 10.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) tiny handwriting
11. 11.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) an email ID
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
15. 15.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) debate club secretary (c) your city and PIN code (d) an email ID
16. 16.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) ten pages
17. 17.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a mobile number (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) spreadsheets (basic)
18. 18.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) say it was a joke (c) deny it (d) be ready to explain it
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
22. 22.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) eco club member (d) spreadsheets (basic)
23. 23.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) your siblings’ marks (d) projects you did
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) skills like typing (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
27. 27.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
29. 29.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a letter of thanks
30. 30.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) projects

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