Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 703 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) languages you know (b) your Aadhaar number (c) projects you did (d) skills like typing
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) a party selfie (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
3. 3.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) skills like typing (d) volunteer work
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
6. 6.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) eco club member (b) your city and PIN code (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) Class 10 board: 88%
7. 7.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) school football team (b) a website for our club (c) spreadsheets (basic) (d) B.Com first year
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your Aadhaar number (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) your passwords
10. 10.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) an email ID (b) a mobile number (c) debate club secretary (d) built a rain gauge model
11. 11.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) your phone and email (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
12. 12.📄 What font style suits a résumé? (a) one plain, clear font (b) tiny handwriting (c) all bold capitals (d) five fancy fonts
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.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) skills (b) activities (c) education (d) projects
15. 15.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) an email ID (b) built a rain gauge model (c) B.Com first year (d) a mobile number
16. 16.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) your siblings’ marks (c) skills like typing (d) clubs and activities
18. 18.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 10 board: 88% (b) a mobile number (c) built a rain gauge model (d) B.Com first year
19. 19.True or false: “projects you did” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a website for our club (c) your city and PIN code (d) school football team
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 10 board: 88%? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
22. 22.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) B.Com first year (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) an email ID (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
23. 23.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) include it (b) leave it out
24. 24.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
26. 26.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) debate club secretary
28. 28.True or false: “your passwords” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) projects (b) education (c) contact details (d) activities
30. 30.📄 A résumé is… (a) a school report card (b) a letter of thanks (c) a full autobiography (d) a short summary of you
31. 31.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) half a line (c) ten pages (d) one page
32. 32.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) debate club secretary (d) built a rain gauge model
33. 33.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) skills like typing (b) volunteer work (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) made-up marks (c) your phone and email (d) volunteer work
35. 35.True or false: “a party selfie” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) clubs and activities (b) volunteer work (c) your phone and email (d) your passwords
37. 37.True or false: “made-up 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) languages you know (b) a long life story (c) a party selfie (d) your bank details
40. 40.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) education (b) activities (c) skills (d) projects

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