Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 424 · 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.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
2. 2.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) your siblings’ marks
4. 4.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
6. 6.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) built a rain gauge model (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) school football team
7. 7.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a mobile number (c) eco club member (d) built a rain gauge model
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) school and marks (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) awards and prizes
14. 14.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) projects and activities (c) their parents’ jobs (d) nothing at all
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
16. 16.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
18. 18.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) built a rain gauge model (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) clubs and activities (d) a party selfie
21. 21.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a mobile number (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) your city and PIN code (d) a website for our club
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
26. 26.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) languages you know (c) your Aadhaar number (d) clubs and activities
30. 30.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) debate club secretary (d) a website for our club
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) your phone and email
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) awards and prizes (d) your siblings’ marks
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) made-up marks (c) skills like typing (d) volunteer work
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) made-up marks
39. 39.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email

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