Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 658 · 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: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) clubs and activities (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
3. 3.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) activities (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
7. 7.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) your phone and email
8. 8.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) skills
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) skills (c) activities (d) projects
12. 12.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) projects you did (c) made-up marks (d) your bank details
13. 13.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
15. 15.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) their parents’ jobs (c) made-up jobs (d) projects and activities
16. 16.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) five pages (d) one page
17. 17.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) contact details (b) projects (c) education (d) activities
19. 19.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) a mobile number (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) school football team (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
20. 20.True or false: “your passwords” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) your passwords (d) projects you did
22. 22.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) B.Com first year (d) built a rain gauge model
23. 23.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) your Aadhaar number
24. 24.True or false: “a long life story” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) eco club member (c) your city and PIN code (d) typing 40 words a minute
27. 27.True or false: “made-up marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
29. 29.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a school report card (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) your bank details (d) skills like typing
31. 31.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
32. 32.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) your city and PIN code (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) eco club member
34. 34.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) your city and PIN code
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) your phone and email
36. 36.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) clubs and activities (c) made-up marks (d) a party selfie
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) projects (c) activities (d) contact details

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