Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 694 · 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.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) be ready to explain it (c) change the subject (d) deny it
2. 2.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) education (b) activities (c) projects (d) skills
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) your bank details (c) projects you did (d) school and marks
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) leave it out (b) include it
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your siblings’ marks (c) made-up marks (d) awards and prizes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) volunteer work (c) a long life story (d) clubs and activities
7. 7.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a full autobiography (c) a letter of thanks (d) a short summary of you
8. 8.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: volunteer work? (a) include it (b) leave it out
9. 9.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) B.Com first year (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) eco club member
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) skills
12. 12.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a long life story (d) school and marks
14. 14.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) skills like typing
15. 15.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your Aadhaar number? (a) leave it out (b) include it
17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
18. 18.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) an email ID (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) a survey of 50 shops
19. 19.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) contact details
20. 20.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) activities
21. 21.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) clubs and activities (c) your phone and email (d) languages you know
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) built a rain gauge model (c) school football team (d) an email ID
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) languages you know (c) awards and prizes (d) made-up marks
26. 26.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) debate club secretary (b) an email ID (c) a website for our club (d) a mobile number
27. 27.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) awards and prizes (c) a party selfie (d) projects you did
28. 28.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a long life story (c) your bank details (d) languages you know
29. 29.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) all bold capitals (b) five fancy fonts (c) tiny handwriting (d) one plain, clear font
30. 30.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) nothing at all (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
31. 31.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your bank details (c) your Aadhaar number (d) a party selfie
32. 32.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) a party selfie (c) your bank details (d) your Aadhaar number
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) your passwords (d) your phone and email
35. 35.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) built a rain gauge model (d) debate club secretary
36. 36.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) your passwords (c) volunteer work (d) a party selfie
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.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a website for our club (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) an email ID (d) built a rain gauge model

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