Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 440 · 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: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
6. 6.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) deny it (c) say it was a joke (d) change the subject
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
8. 8.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) built a rain gauge model (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) Class 10 board: 88%
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
11. 11.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) made-up jobs
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) activities (d) projects
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your Aadhaar number
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) activities (c) contact details (d) projects
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your phone and email (c) awards and prizes (d) clubs and activities
19. 19.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a full autobiography
21. 21.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) a long life story (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) skills like typing
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
32. 32.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) debate club secretary (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a mobile number
33. 33.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) built a rain gauge model (d) school football team
34. 34.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) school football team (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) built a rain gauge model
35. 35.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) debate club secretary (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) B.Com first year
36. 36.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) one plain, clear font (c) all bold capitals (d) tiny handwriting
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes
39. 39.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities

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