Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 59 · 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 school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) contact details
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) leave it out (b) include it
4. 4.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) their parents’ jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) made-up marks (d) your passwords
6. 6.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a website for our club
7. 7.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) activities
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) clubs and activities (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) skills like typing (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
13. 13.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) say it was a joke (c) be ready to explain it (d) change the subject
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
15. 15.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) school football team (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) debate club secretary
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) a long life story (c) awards and prizes (d) projects you did
19. 19.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) awards and prizes (c) your bank details (d) your phone and email
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) clubs and activities (c) languages you know (d) your passwords
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) your passwords
26. 26.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) school and marks (c) awards and prizes (d) your Aadhaar number
29. 29.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a mobile number (c) debate club secretary (d) a website for our club
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) your Aadhaar number
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a party selfie (c) volunteer work (d) your Aadhaar number
33. 33.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) languages you know
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) school and marks (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
36. 36.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) projects (c) education (d) contact details
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your phone and email (c) clubs and activities (d) projects you did
38. 38.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a mobile number (b) built a rain gauge model (c) eco club member (d) spreadsheets (basic)
39. 39.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) all bold capitals (c) five fancy fonts (d) one plain, clear font
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your Aadhaar number (c) languages you know (d) a long life story

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