Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 721 · 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 goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) a website for our club (c) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (d) your city and PIN code
2. 2.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) built a rain gauge model (b) debate club secretary (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) your city and PIN code
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your phone and email (c) your bank details (d) a party selfie
5. 5.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) five pages (b) ten pages (c) one page (d) half a line
6. 6.True or false: “volunteer work” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) clubs and activities
9. 9.True or false: “a long life story” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) projects
11. 11.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) spreadsheets (basic) (b) an email ID (c) school football team (d) B.Com first year
12. 12.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) education
13. 13.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) made-up marks (c) your passwords (d) projects you did
14. 14.True or false: “awards and prizes” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a letter of thanks
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) a long life story
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) a party selfie (c) languages you know (d) made-up marks
18. 18.True or false: “your Aadhaar number” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) spreadsheets (basic)
20. 20.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) projects and activities (b) their parents’ jobs (c) nothing at all (d) made-up jobs
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: spreadsheets (basic)? (a) activities (b) skills (c) projects (d) contact details
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone and email (b) clubs and activities (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
23. 23.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) activities (b) skills (c) contact details (d) projects
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) education (b) projects (c) contact details (d) skills
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) your bank details (c) your passwords (d) volunteer work
27. 27.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) a mobile number (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) eco club member
28. 28.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a mobile number? (a) skills (b) activities (c) projects (d) contact details
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.📄 In which résumé section does this go: eco club member? (a) skills (b) education (c) activities (d) projects
31. 31.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) volunteer work
33. 33.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a long life story? (a) leave it out (b) include it
34. 34.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) spreadsheets (basic) (c) a survey of 50 shops (d) debate club secretary
35. 35.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) made-up marks (c) your bank details (d) clubs and activities
37. 37.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your bank details? (a) leave it out (b) include it
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
39. 39.True or false: “your siblings’ marks” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a party selfie” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False

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