Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 375 · 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) a long life story (b) school and marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details
2. 2.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) basic HTML and CSS
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) B.Com first year (c) your city and PIN code (d) eco club member
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your passwords (c) school and marks (d) projects you did
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) ten pages
12. 12.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) your city and PIN code (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a mobile number
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) skills (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) skills like typing (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) awards and prizes
19. 19.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) B.Com first year (d) eco club member
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) made-up marks (c) your passwords (d) your Aadhaar number
27. 27.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) an email ID (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) spreadsheets (basic)
28. 28.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
32. 32.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a website for our club
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
34. 34.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) school football team (c) an email ID (d) built a rain gauge model
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
37. 37.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) school football team (c) debate club secretary (d) basic HTML and CSS
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) clubs and activities
39. 39.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) your Aadhaar number (d) skills like typing

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