Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 48 · 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 belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) projects you did (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) made-up marks
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) languages you know
8. 8.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) eco club member (d) B.Com first year
9. 9.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) half a line (c) ten pages (d) one page
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) languages you know (c) clubs and activities (d) a party selfie
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) awards and prizes (c) volunteer work (d) languages you know
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your passwords (d) made-up marks
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) skills like typing
15. 15.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) B.Com first year (c) debate club secretary (d) a website for our club
16. 16.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) B.Com first year (b) an email ID (c) eco club member (d) your city and PIN code
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your phone and email (c) school and marks (d) your siblings’ marks
18. 18.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your bank details (c) clubs and activities (d) volunteer work
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
21. 21.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) B.Com first year (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a survey of 50 shops
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
23. 23.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
27. 27.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) built a rain gauge model (d) typing 40 words a minute
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) school football team
32. 32.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) built a rain gauge model (d) school football team
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
34. 34.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) activities (d) projects
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
37. 37.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
38. 38.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) nothing at all
39. 39.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) say it was a joke (c) change the subject (d) be ready to explain it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your bank details

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