Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 576 · 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 should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) languages you know (c) volunteer work (d) projects you did
2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) clubs and activities (d) made-up marks
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 of these goes in the contact details? (a) school football team (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) an email ID (d) basic HTML and CSS
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) languages you know (c) skills like typing (d) your passwords
7. 7.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) skills like typing
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) a long life story (d) awards and prizes
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) skills like typing (c) projects you did (d) languages you know
13. 13.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) projects you did
16. 16.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) awards and prizes (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
20. 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
21. 21.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) one plain, clear font (c) all bold capitals (d) five fancy fonts
22. 22.True or false: “awards and prizes” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a mobile number (b) built a rain gauge model (c) eco club member (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) activities (b) education (c) contact details (d) skills
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your bank details (c) languages you know (d) volunteer work
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your passwords (c) volunteer work (d) your bank details
27. 27.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
29. 29.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) their parents’ jobs (c) nothing at all (d) made-up jobs
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
31. 31.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a long life story (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
33. 33.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) school football team
35. 35.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
37. 37.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) skills like typing
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) your passwords
40. 40.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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