Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 726 · 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 should be left out of a résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) a party selfie (c) volunteer work (d) skills like typing
2. 2.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) clubs and activities (d) made-up marks
3. 3.True or false: “languages you know” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 In which résumé section does this go: built a rain gauge model? (a) skills (b) contact details (c) education (d) projects
5. 5.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) say it was a joke
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) made-up marks (d) clubs and activities
7. 7.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) an email ID
8. 8.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a long life story (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) skills like typing
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) volunteer work (b) made-up marks (c) a party selfie (d) your passwords
10. 10.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
11. 11.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
12. 12.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your bank details (b) school and marks (c) volunteer work (d) clubs and activities
13. 13.📄 In which résumé section does this go: debate club secretary? (a) activities (b) education (c) projects (d) contact details
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (b) B.Com first year (c) a mobile number (d) spreadsheets (basic)
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) volunteer work (b) skills like typing (c) clubs and activities (d) your bank details
17. 17.📄 In which résumé section does this go: B.Com first year? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your bank details (b) a party selfie (c) volunteer work (d) your passwords
19. 19.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
20. 20.True or false: “projects you did” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a full autobiography (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you
22. 22.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) a website for our club (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) your city and PIN code (d) basic HTML and CSS
23. 23.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) skills (b) projects (c) contact details (d) education
24. 24.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) basic HTML and CSS (b) eco club member (c) debate club secretary (d) an email ID
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: Class 12 (Science), 2026? (a) projects (b) activities (c) skills (d) education
26. 26.True or false: “clubs and activities” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) your phone and email (c) a party selfie (d) a long life story
28. 28.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) a survey of 50 shops (c) B.Com first year (d) debate club secretary
29. 29.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) half a line (c) one page (d) five pages
30. 30.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) awards and prizes (b) your passwords (c) made-up marks (d) a long life story
31. 31.True or false: “made-up marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a survey of 50 shops (b) Class 10 board: 88% (c) typing 40 words a minute (d) eco club member
33. 33.Which of these goes in the activities section? (a) a website for our club (b) basic HTML and CSS (c) school football team (d) typing 40 words a minute
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) projects you did (b) languages you know (c) a long life story (d) volunteer work
35. 35.True or false: “your bank details” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clubs and activities (b) your phone and email (c) projects you did (d) your Aadhaar number
37. 37.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) school and marks (b) made-up marks (c) projects you did (d) your phone and email
38. 38.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: made-up marks? (a) include it (b) leave it out
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) contact details (b) education (c) skills (d) projects
40. 40.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your passwords (b) your phone and email (c) made-up marks (d) your bank details

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