Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 439 · 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.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a website for our club (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) spreadsheets (basic)
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
5. 5.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) built a rain gauge model (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) your city and PIN code
6. 6.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) clubs and activities (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your passwords (c) your siblings’ marks (d) made-up marks
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your passwords (c) volunteer work (d) school and marks
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
14. 14.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) tiny handwriting (d) five fancy fonts
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) clubs and activities
16. 16.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) their parents’ jobs (c) nothing at all (d) made-up jobs
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) five pages (c) one page (d) ten pages
24. 24.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) awards and prizes
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a website for our club
27. 27.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) school and marks (d) your siblings’ marks
30. 30.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a letter of thanks
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
33. 33.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) deny it (c) be ready to explain it (d) say it was a joke
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) projects
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
39. 39.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) school football team (d) a mobile number
40. 40.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False

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