Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 457 · 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: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) clubs and activities (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
4. 4.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) debate club secretary (d) typing 40 words a minute
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
7. 7.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) eco club member (d) debate club secretary
9. 9.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a website for our club (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
10. 10.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) your city and PIN code (d) debate club secretary
11. 11.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a website for our club
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) languages you know (c) your phone and email (d) clubs and activities
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
18. 18.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) languages you know (d) a long life story
19. 19.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) volunteer work (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) volunteer work
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) skills like typing (c) awards and prizes (d) your passwords
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
28. 28.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
30. 30.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
33. 33.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) activities (d) education
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) languages you know (c) clubs and activities (d) school and marks
35. 35.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) B.Com first year (b) your city and PIN code (c) an email ID (d) school football team
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) awards and prizes
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) B.Com first year (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) basic HTML and CSS

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