Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 434 · 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” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your bank details (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) be ready to explain it (c) change the subject (d) say it was a joke
7. 7.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) volunteer work (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) projects you did (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
16. 16.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) awards and prizes (c) projects you did (d) your passwords
19. 19.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) built a rain gauge model (c) your city and PIN code (d) school football team
22. 22.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) your city and PIN code (c) B.Com first year (d) a website for our club
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
24. 24.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) B.Com first year (c) an email ID (d) typing 40 words a minute
25. 25.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
26. 26.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) your city and PIN code (c) a mobile number (d) eco club member
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) volunteer work (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) projects
29. 29.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
30. 30.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) ten pages
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) awards and prizes (c) your siblings’ marks (d) languages you know
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
37. 37.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) languages you know (c) a long life story (d) volunteer work
39. 39.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) all bold capitals
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) languages you know (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords

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