Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 564 · 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.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
2. 2.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) be ready to explain it (c) change the subject (d) deny it
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) volunteer work
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) skills like typing
6. 6.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) school football team (c) B.Com first year (d) built a rain gauge model
7. 7.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) your Aadhaar number
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your passwords (c) clubs and activities (d) school and marks
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
16. 16.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) school football team (b) a website for our club (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) an email ID
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your siblings’ marks (c) clubs and activities (d) a party selfie
18. 18.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) a party selfie (c) school and marks (d) your phone and email
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) education
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
25. 25.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) tiny handwriting (c) five fancy fonts (d) one plain, clear font
26. 26.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) five pages (d) half a line
27. 27.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) a long life story (d) your passwords
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) languages you know (c) skills like typing (d) school and marks
30. 30.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) a party selfie
32. 32.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a school report card (c) a short summary of you (d) a full autobiography
33. 33.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) eco club member (d) an email ID
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) skills like typing (c) awards and prizes (d) school and marks
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
39. 39.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities

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