Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

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

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