Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 679 · 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.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) school and marks (d) a party selfie
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) skills like typing
3. 3.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) made-up jobs (c) projects and activities (d) nothing at all
4. 4.True or false: “school and marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “volunteer work” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) all bold capitals (c) five fancy fonts (d) tiny handwriting
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) made-up marks
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) leave it out (b) include it
9. 9.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skills like typing (b) made-up marks (c) your passwords (d) a party selfie
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) a long life story
12. 12.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a mobile number (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) B.Com first year
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your phone and email (c) clubs and activities (d) your Aadhaar number
14. 14.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
16. 16.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) skills (c) education (d) contact details
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
18. 18.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) clubs and activities (c) your siblings’ marks (d) languages you know
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
20. 20.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) skills like typing (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your siblings’ marks (c) volunteer work (d) projects you did
22. 22.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) projects you did (c) made-up marks (d) your siblings’ marks
23. 23.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) B.Com first year (b) school football team (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) a mobile number
24. 24.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
26. 26.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) an email ID (c) a mobile number (d) a website for our club
27. 27.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a short summary of you (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) projects (b) contact details (c) education (d) skills
29. 29.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your phone and email (c) volunteer work (d) your bank details
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your bank details (c) made-up marks (d) your passwords
32. 32.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) projects (b) activities (c) contact details (d) skills
33. 33.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) your Aadhaar number (c) awards and prizes (d) volunteer work
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) your phone and email
36. 36.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) deny it (c) be ready to explain it (d) change the subject
37. 37.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) an email ID (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) debate club secretary
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
40. 40.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out

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