Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 652 · 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.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
3. 3.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a short summary of you (c) a letter of thanks (d) a school report card
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your Aadhaar number (c) languages you know (d) volunteer work
5. 5.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
6. 6.True or false: “clubs and activities” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) clubs and activities
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) activities
10. 10.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) a mobile number (c) eco club member (d) school football team
12. 12.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) debate club secretary (b) your city and PIN code (c) a website for our club (d) B.Com first year
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) a long life story (c) volunteer work (d) languages you know
14. 14.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) debate club secretary (d) B.Com first year
15. 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) volunteer work (d) awards and prizes
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) an email ID (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) spreadsheets (basic)
18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) skills like typing (c) clubs and activities (d) made-up marks
19. 19.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) an email ID (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) your city and PIN code
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) your bank details
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) skills like typing (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
23. 23.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) B.Com first year (d) a mobile number
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
26. 26.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) one page (b) five pages (c) ten pages (d) half a line
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) awards and prizes (c) clubs and activities (d) your passwords
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) awards and prizes (c) your bank details (d) projects you did
30. 30.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
31. 31.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) education (d) skills
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) contact details (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) awards and prizes
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) volunteer work (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
35. 35.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) an email ID (d) B.Com first year
36. 36.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
37. 37.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) eco club member
39. 39.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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