Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 345 · 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 education section? (a) school football team (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) built a rain gauge model
2. 2.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) built a rain gauge model (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) debate club secretary
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) skills like typing (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
8. 8.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a school report card (d) a letter of thanks
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) ten pages
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) your phone and email
13. 13.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) B.Com first year (c) an email ID (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) contact details
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
16. 16.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) skills (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your bank details (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
22. 22.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your Aadhaar number
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your phone and email (c) clubs and activities (d) school and marks
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) volunteer work
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) a mobile number (d) spreadsheets (basic)
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
32. 32.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) built a rain gauge model (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) school football team
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
34. 34.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) skills like typing (d) clubs and activities
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) volunteer work
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) volunteer work (c) languages you know (d) made-up marks
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education

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