Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 518 · 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: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) your phone and email
3. 3.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) a website for our club (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) eco club member
4. 4.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) school football team (d) a website for our club
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
7. 7.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) a party selfie (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
11. 11.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) eco club member (c) B.Com first year (d) typing 40 words a minute
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) your city and PIN code (c) school football team (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) awards and prizes (c) your bank details (d) clubs and activities
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) five fancy fonts (b) one plain, clear font (c) all bold capitals (d) tiny handwriting
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your Aadhaar number (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
24. 24.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) clubs and activities
25. 25.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
27. 27.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) your city and PIN code (d) B.Com first year
28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
29. 29.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) spreadsheets (basic)
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) B.Com first year (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) an email ID (d) Class 10 board: 88%
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
35. 35.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) school football team (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) Class 10 board: 88%
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) awards and prizes
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your phone and email (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
40. 40.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False

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