Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 321 · 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 goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) eco club member (c) an email ID (d) basic HTML and CSS
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks
6. 6.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a website for our club (d) eco club member
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your phone and email (c) languages you know (d) clubs and activities
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
10. 10.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) five fancy fonts (c) tiny handwriting (d) all bold capitals
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) made-up marks (c) awards and prizes (d) projects you did
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your phone and email (d) a party selfie
13. 13.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) deny it (d) be ready to explain it
14. 14.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) debate club secretary (d) basic HTML and CSS
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) projects you did (c) clubs and activities (d) school and marks
19. 19.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) your passwords
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
25. 25.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
27. 27.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a letter of thanks (c) a full autobiography (d) a school report card
28. 28.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) your Aadhaar number
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
33. 33.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) five pages (d) half a line
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) clubs and activities (d) made-up marks
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) a long life story (d) awards and prizes
36. 36.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) built a rain gauge model (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) an email ID
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
38. 38.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) eco club member (b) debate club secretary (c) built a rain gauge model (d) spreadsheets (basic)
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your passwords

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