Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 391 · 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.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
2. 2.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) half a line
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
5. 5.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) languages you know (d) your passwords
8. 8.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) your city and PIN code (d) school football team
9. 9.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
10. 10.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) school and marks (c) projects you did (d) made-up marks
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) clubs and activities (c) your passwords (d) projects you did
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) projects you did (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your bank details (c) skills like typing (d) clubs and activities
18. 18.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) built a rain gauge model (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) an email ID
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
22. 22.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) your city and PIN code (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
25. 25.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) a long life story
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) an email ID (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) eco club member (d) Class 10 board: 88%
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) school and marks (d) clubs and activities
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your phone and email (c) your Aadhaar number (d) skills like typing
37. 37.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) a long life story
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) a long life story

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