Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 691 · 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.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
2. 2.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) made-up marks (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your Aadhaar number
5. 5.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) projects you did
7. 7.True or false: “your bank details” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
9. 9.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
10. 10.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) eco club member (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) Class 10 board: 88%
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) awards and prizes (c) projects you did (d) your passwords
14. 14.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) built a rain gauge model (d) a mobile number
15. 15.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) B.Com first year (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) an email ID
16. 16.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) made-up marks
18. 18.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) your bank details (c) a party selfie (d) your siblings’ marks
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) contact details
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
22. 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
23. 23.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) tiny handwriting (c) one plain, clear font (d) five fancy fonts
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
25. 25.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) a mobile number (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) B.Com first year (d) a survey of 50 shops
26. 26.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your Aadhaar number (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
27. 27.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
28. 28.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) school and marks (c) languages you know (d) a long life story
29. 29.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) skills like typing
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) made-up marks (b) a party selfie (c) languages you know (d) your bank details
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
34. 34.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) a mobile number
35. 35.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) volunteer work (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) projects you did (c) made-up marks (d) volunteer work
37. 37.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) your phone and email (c) your passwords (d) clubs and activities
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: typing 40 words a minute? (a) contact details (b) skills (c) projects (d) activities
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) education (b) projects (c) skills (d) activities

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