Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 570 · 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: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your bank details (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
5. 5.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a mobile number (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) made-up marks (c) clubs and activities (d) a party selfie
7. 7.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a website for our club (d) spreadsheets (basic)
8. 8.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) projects and activities (c) made-up jobs (d) their parents’ jobs
10. 10.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a short summary of you (d) a school report card
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) languages you know (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) say it was a joke (d) be ready to explain it
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
15. 15.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) school football team (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out
18. 18.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) your bank details
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
21. 21.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) debate club secretary (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) an email ID
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
23. 23.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) clubs and activities
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
26. 26.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) an email ID (c) eco club member (d) your city and PIN code
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) clubs and activities (c) your phone and email (d) a long life story
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) projects you did (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks
30. 30.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) half a line (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) five pages
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
32. 32.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
34. 34.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) awards and prizes
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) awards and prizes
38. 38.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) awards and prizes (c) clubs and activities (d) school and marks
40. 40.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) debate club secretary (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) an email ID

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