Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 381 · 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.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) all bold capitals (c) one plain, clear font (d) tiny handwriting
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) an email ID (c) a mobile number (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
6. 6.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) ten pages (d) one page
7. 7.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a mobile number (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
9. 9.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) built a rain gauge model (d) basic HTML and CSS
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) languages you know (d) your siblings’ marks
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your phone and email (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
14. 14.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) be ready to explain it (c) say it was a joke (d) deny it
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) awards and prizes (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
17. 17.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) skills like typing
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your bank details (c) clubs and activities (d) made-up marks
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) eco club member (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a mobile number
21. 21.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) school football team (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) built a rain gauge model
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) made-up marks
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) awards and prizes (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
24. 24.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) school football team (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a survey of 50 shops
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) your passwords (d) languages you know
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) languages you know (d) a party selfie
27. 27.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
30. 30.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) debate club secretary (c) a mobile number (d) spreadsheets (basic)
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) awards and prizes (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
32. 32.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) skills like typing
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
34. 34.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
38. 38.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) made-up marks (d) awards and prizes
39. 39.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students