Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 540 · 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.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) languages you know (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
3. 3.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) school football team (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) Class 10 board: 88%
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) awards and prizes (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
7. 7.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) volunteer work (c) clubs and activities (d) your passwords
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) clubs and activities
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your Aadhaar number (c) skills like typing (d) volunteer work
15. 15.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) made-up marks (c) volunteer work (d) school and marks
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) languages you know (c) your siblings’ marks (d) made-up marks
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) awards and prizes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) languages you know (d) a long life story
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) awards and prizes (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
26. 26.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) B.Com first year
27. 27.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your passwords (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
29. 29.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) B.Com first year (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) an email ID (d) typing 40 words a minute
30. 30.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) activities (d) education
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your bank details (d) clubs and activities
34. 34.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) an email ID (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) debate club secretary (d) a survey of 50 shops
35. 35.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a mobile number (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) school football team
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) a website for our club (d) debate club secretary
38. 38.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your phone and email (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it

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