Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 323 · 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 belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) made-up marks
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) volunteer work
3. 3.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
4. 4.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) debate club secretary
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
8. 8.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a survey of 50 shops
9. 9.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) eco club member (d) spreadsheets (basic)
11. 11.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
16. 16.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) skills like typing (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
24. 24.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) B.Com first year (c) a mobile number (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) skills like typing
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) a party selfie
29. 29.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) debate club secretary (c) built a rain gauge model (d) B.Com first year
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
34. 34.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) languages you know (d) your Aadhaar number
39. 39.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) projects

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