Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 573 · 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.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) an email ID (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) spreadsheets (basic)
2. 2.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) school football team (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) a survey of 50 shops
3. 3.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your passwords (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) volunteer work
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
6. 6.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
7. 7.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) contact details (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
10. 10.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) a long life story (d) your siblings’ marks
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) skills like typing (c) a long life story (d) projects you did
13. 13.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) half a line (c) ten pages (d) one page
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
16. 16.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a short summary of you (c) a full autobiography (d) a school report card
17. 17.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a survey of 50 shops
22. 22.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) projects and activities (c) nothing at all (d) made-up jobs
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your passwords (c) your siblings’ marks (d) made-up marks
24. 24.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) projects
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) languages you know (d) awards and prizes
27. 27.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
29. 29.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
30. 30.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) made-up marks
31. 31.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
32. 32.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
34. 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
35. 35.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your passwords (c) school and marks (d) volunteer work
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a website for our club (c) an email ID (d) your city and PIN code
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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