Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 360 · 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 skills section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) B.Com first year (d) typing 40 words a minute
2. 2.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
5. 5.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) ten pages (c) five pages (d) half a line
6. 6.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) built a rain gauge model (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) an email ID
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) awards and prizes (c) languages you know (d) a long life story
11. 11.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) a website for our club (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) B.Com first year
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) awards and prizes (d) your bank details
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks
14. 14.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) your city and PIN code
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) awards and prizes (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
18. 18.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
19. 19.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) debate club secretary (d) a survey of 50 shops
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) projects you did (c) your siblings’ marks (d) volunteer work
25. 25.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) school football team (c) an email ID (d) spreadsheets (basic)
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) a long life story (c) your passwords (d) made-up marks
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) clubs and activities
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
30. 30.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) languages you know (c) volunteer work (d) awards and prizes
32. 32.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) an email ID (c) eco club member (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) skills like typing
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) languages you know (c) projects you did (d) skills like typing
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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