Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 53 · 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: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your passwords (c) languages you know (d) skills like typing
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) projects you did (c) languages you know (d) school and marks
4. 4.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) ten pages (c) five pages (d) half a line
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) B.Com first year (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) basic HTML and CSS
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) skills like typing
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) your phone and email
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
13. 13.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) eco club member (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) debate club secretary
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) your city and PIN code (c) school football team (d) a mobile number
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) a party selfie (d) volunteer work
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) your phone and email
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) your siblings’ marks
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
24. 24.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) debate club secretary (b) your city and PIN code (c) B.Com first year (d) spreadsheets (basic)
25. 25.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) eco club member (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a mobile number
28. 28.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) eco club member (b) debate club secretary (c) built a rain gauge model (d) your city and PIN code
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a long life story
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
32. 32.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) skills like typing (d) a long life story
35. 35.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) school football team
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) skills like typing (c) your Aadhaar number (d) school and marks
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks

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