Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 455 · 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: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) debate club secretary
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) awards and prizes (d) your phone and email
12. 12.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your bank details (c) languages you know (d) projects you did
15. 15.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) a party selfie
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) a party selfie
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) made-up marks
23. 23.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
26. 26.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) change the subject (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
34. 34.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) built a rain gauge model (d) school football team
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) your passwords
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
37. 37.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a website for our club (d) spreadsheets (basic)
38. 38.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
39. 39.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) your phone and email

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