Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 608 · 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: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) school and marks
3. 3.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a website for our club (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) debate club secretary (d) a mobile number
4. 4.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) eco club member (d) a mobile number
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) eco club member (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) built a rain gauge model
7. 7.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) eco club member (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) built a rain gauge model
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) your passwords (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
9. 9.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) projects (d) skills
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) education
12. 12.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) tiny handwriting (b) five fancy fonts (c) all bold capitals (d) one plain, clear font
13. 13.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) five pages
14. 14.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) school and marks
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) a party selfie (c) clubs and activities (d) a long life story
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) projects (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
20. 20.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) your phone and email (c) a party selfie (d) languages you know
23. 23.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) B.Com first year (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) an email ID
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) skills like typing (d) your Aadhaar number
26. 26.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) projects you did
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
29. 29.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) deny it (c) say it was a joke (d) change the subject
30. 30.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) your phone and email (d) your bank details
33. 33.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) awards and prizes (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your bank details
34. 34.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
35. 35.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) awards and prizes
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
37. 37.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) school football team (d) spreadsheets (basic)
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) made-up marks (c) skills like typing (d) clubs and activities
39. 39.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
40. 40.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) school football team

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