Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 433 · 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: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) say it was a joke
3. 3.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) built a rain gauge model
4. 4.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) five fancy fonts
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) awards and prizes (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your phone and email (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) volunteer work (d) a long life story
8. 8.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) their parents’ jobs (c) nothing at all (d) made-up jobs
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) built a rain gauge model (c) school football team (d) spreadsheets (basic)
13. 13.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) ten pages
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) skills like typing
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
20. 20.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) debate club secretary (b) a mobile number (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) Class 10 board: 88%
23. 23.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) built a rain gauge model (d) spreadsheets (basic)
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
27. 27.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) a website for our club (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) eco club member
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
31. 31.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
33. 33.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) school and marks
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your Aadhaar number (c) volunteer work (d) skills like typing
37. 37.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your phone and email (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
40. 40.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card

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