Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 336 · 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 contact details? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) eco club member (c) a website for our club (d) your city and PIN code
2. 2.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) clubs and activities (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a long life story
5. 5.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) five pages
6. 6.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) your phone and email
7. 7.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) a mobile number (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) an email ID
8. 8.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) eco club member (c) an email ID (d) basic HTML and CSS
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
14. 14.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) a long life story (c) volunteer work (d) skills like typing
19. 19.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a website for our club (d) Class 10 board: 88%
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
21. 21.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) languages you know (c) volunteer work (d) made-up marks
23. 23.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) a mobile number (c) B.Com first year (d) eco club member
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) clubs and activities (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) projects you did (d) your siblings’ marks
28. 28.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) built a rain gauge model (c) debate club secretary (d) typing 40 words a minute
29. 29.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) your bank details
32. 32.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) debate club secretary (c) a website for our club (d) basic HTML and CSS
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) projects you did
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
39. 39.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details

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