Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 593 · 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.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) projects (b) education (c) activities (d) skills
3. 3.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a mobile number (b) eco club member (c) B.Com first year (d) a survey of 50 shops
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your phone and email
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) skills (c) contact details (d) activities
6. 6.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) education
7. 7.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) school and marks (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
9. 9.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) languages you know (c) skills like typing (d) projects you did
10. 10.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) projects you did (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your Aadhaar number
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) built a rain gauge model (c) a mobile number (d) spreadsheets (basic)
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) school football team (d) an email ID
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) contact details
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) a long life story (c) school and marks (d) projects you did
19. 19.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a short summary of you (c) a full autobiography (d) a school report card
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) languages you know (b) a party selfie (c) a long life story (d) your bank details
21. 21.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) school and marks (c) skills like typing (d) volunteer work
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
23. 23.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
25. 25.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) eco club member (d) B.Com first year
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) languages you know (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
27. 27.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) made-up marks (d) projects you did
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) your siblings’ marks
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) education
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) awards and prizes (d) skills like typing
33. 33.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
36. 36.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) an email ID (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) debate club secretary
37. 37.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) languages you know (c) your passwords (d) your siblings’ marks
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) awards and prizes (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks

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