Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 422 · 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.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) languages you know (c) your siblings’ marks (d) awards and prizes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) B.Com first year (c) school football team (d) spreadsheets (basic)
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
9. 9.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) five pages
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) skills like typing (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
12. 12.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a website for our club (d) your city and PIN code
13. 13.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) your city and PIN code (d) spreadsheets (basic)
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) awards and prizes (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your siblings’ marks
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) all bold capitals (c) five fancy fonts (d) one plain, clear font
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
19. 19.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) B.Com first year (c) a website for our club (d) eco club member
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) volunteer work
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) made-up marks
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a school report card (d) a letter of thanks
26. 26.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a mobile number (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) spreadsheets (basic)
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) your Aadhaar number (d) clubs and activities
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) clubs and activities (d) a long life story
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
30. 30.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) a long life story (d) awards and prizes
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) languages you know (c) volunteer work (d) skills like typing
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) made-up marks (c) volunteer work (d) awards and prizes
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
38. 38.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details

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