Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 333 · 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.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
2. 2.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) built a rain gauge model
3. 3.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a website for our club (c) your city and PIN code (d) typing 40 words a minute
4. 4.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your passwords (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
9. 9.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) deny it (c) say it was a joke (d) change the subject
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
13. 13.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a mobile number
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) languages you know (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
18. 18.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
21. 21.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
22. 22.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a website for our club (c) built a rain gauge model (d) your city and PIN code
23. 23.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) skills like typing
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
29. 29.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a mobile number (d) basic HTML and CSS
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) clubs and activities
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
32. 32.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) half a line
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) clubs and activities
36. 36.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) volunteer work (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your bank details
38. 38.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a website for our club
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) clubs and activities (d) a party selfie
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) skills like typing (d) your siblings’ marks

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