Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 384 · 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.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) eco club member (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a mobile number
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) languages you know (c) projects you did (d) made-up marks
4. 4.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) school football team (d) basic HTML and CSS
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) your phone and email (d) your siblings’ marks
8. 8.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
10. 10.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) your city and PIN code (c) built a rain gauge model (d) debate club secretary
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
12. 12.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) languages you know
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your phone and email (c) a long life story (d) a party selfie
19. 19.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) school football team (c) debate club secretary (d) a website for our club
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
21. 21.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) an email ID (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) a website for our club
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) be ready to explain it (d) change the subject
26. 26.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) skills like typing (c) school and marks (d) volunteer work
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) projects you did
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) projects you did (c) clubs and activities (d) awards and prizes
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
36. 36.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) built a rain gauge model (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a mobile number
38. 38.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) activities

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